> -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of David Boyes > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 9:30 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: Is there a JAVA implementation for CMS? > > > But > > who > > is going to write it? It's > > not going to come from Sun/Oracle. Sun doesn't even provide > one for the > > M > > acintosh -- Apple > > does. There are a heck of a lot more Macs than copies of CMS. > > If you want it enough to contribute to the development, let's > talk offlist. We've done Java ports enough times now that we > should be able to do it fairly efficiently. > > > I don't know whether CMS JAVA truly supported > multi-threading, though, > > wh > > ile Java does. Could > > lead to problems porting Java to CMS. Does anyone know? > > I fired up a old 4.4 system that has it installed. No > references in the help about it, but I didn't try running any > code to verify it. I suspect it did something with CMS MT to > fake it since IBM wouldn't have been able to call it Java if > it didn't pass the Java language tests, which have > multithreading in there. >
Would this be "true JAVA"? I.e. from licensed source? Or a port of OpenJDK? Which I take it is somewhat different. Or am I, once again, out of my mind (please leave a voice message at the tone)? -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-691-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM
