On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Bernd Kreimeier wrote:
> > Admittedly, Sun publishes the specs (for now and on most
> > components) but thats an odd concession when matching
> > their specs does not give you something you can call Java.
>
> Gimme a break. Mesa has lived and grown within similar constraints
> for years and is quite well - it can be called "an implementation
> of the OpenGL API", it just can't be called "OpenGL".
>
> The key to any successfull "taillight Open Source" project
> are public, complete specs. Mesa is built using the OpenGL
> specs provided by SGI, and Sun seems to be willing to provide
> the Java specs needed for Japhar/Classpath etc. One can always
> ask for more, but one might rather ask Microsoft for specs
> that'd help the Wine developers.
>
> Isn't there an "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" by now for these threads?
>
Are you suggesting that this thread doesn't belong or is not relevant
to java-linux? I disagree. The more discussion on these topics, the
better.
Mark
