John Summerfield wrote:
>
> On Sun, 20 Dec 1998, Nathan Meyers wrote:
> > There's also some publicity at Sun's Java site
> > (http://java.sun.com/pr/1998/11/pr981102-01.html) describing Sun's
> > support for a Linux JDK 1.2. Of course, there's no clue what that
> > "support" entails -- writing fan mail, perhaps :-).
>
> It seems clear enough to me: Sun works WITH ... (Sun does not do the work)
>
> Sun does validate the port. Sun does supply the source code and (resumably)
> technical assistance.
Does Sun do anything for the Blackdown effort that they don't do for any
other licensee... perhaps something above and beyond what noncommercial
licensees normally get? Is there some real significance to the Linux
flag they're waving? Not to be skeptical, but there is an occasional :-)
tendency in Sun publicity to take credit for the activities of others.
Nathan Meyers
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