Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 11:09:26 +0100 (CET) From: "Carsten Zimmermann" <cz@aegisnet.biz> To: java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FW: Sun revokes FreeBSD license for Java Message-ID: <2469.213.39.192.6.1105092566.squirrel@www.aegisnet.biz> In-Reply-To: <41DE4504.5040300@ebs.gr> References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0501071006420.16858-100000@matrix.gatewaynet.com> <41DE4504.5040300@ebs.gr>
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Panagiotis Astithas sagte: >> However, as another person said, freebsd users >> only use the port and not the binary. >> And taking into account the many areas of need in the rest of >> the system in its current status (5-STABLE, CURRENT), >> i think it would make sense to save the money that was supposed >> to go to SUN, for funding development of other areas in the system. >> >> Most users are quite happy with jdk14 i suppose. > > Although I am one of those users happily using the jdk14 port, I can't > say that I find the situation satisfying. When I am trying to pitch a > Java solution on FreeBSD to a customer I have to ask them to have the > jdk preinstalled for me, since I can't legally redistribute it. Clients > who don't have an existing FreeBSD installation or don't care about the > solution's underlying OS (which is why they usually pick Java in the > first place), wonder why on earth they should not go with Linux instead. > <snip> Hello - to me, the point is the compatability certification Sun gives for a binary distribution (or am I wrong here?). I agree that building a port for a customer's admin that maybe eats 2 hours of paid worktime shouldn't be the point. But it is third party webhosters or software developers who are in great need of a 100% compatible Java for _productive_ environments! You can't offer a managed server (or whatever) based on FreeBSD for Java apps and I wouldn't even think of letting my bought in business application run on a "please-don't-use-the-jdk14-port-on-productive-servers" FreeBSD Java port. I must admin I don't have a glimpse about what it costs to have Sun distibute Java binaries but it is definately nessecary for FreeBSD to become more professional. Cheers, Carsten -- Carsten Zimmermann mailto:cz@aegisnet.biz Aegis:Net IT-Dienstleistungen Postfach 620371 22403 Hamburg http://www.aegisnet.biz Info: +49-(0)700-AEGISNET Fax: +49-(0)40-98760547
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