On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 06:52:32PM -0500, Tavin Cole wrote:
> OTOH, we could take the opportunity to abandon these buggy 1.1 JVMs
> altogether and start using 1.2+ features if they are supported by the
> leading free JVMs (only Kaffe atm).
The thing is that there is only one working free software JVM, and
that is Kaffe, and Kaffe only (of course) supports Java 1.1 Thus, if
we abandon pure Java 1.1 support, we are practically tying ourselves
to proprietary software. While "open source" supporters may not have
much of a problem with this, this does not promote real software
freedom in any respect whatsoever - in this respect, abandoning Java
1.1 is purely harmful.
--
Yes, I know my enemies.
They're the teachers who tell me to fight me.
Compromise, conformity, assimilation, submission, ignorance,
hypocrisy, brutality, the elite.
All of which are American dreams.
- Rage Against The Machine
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