Hello,
I am struggling with a decision that some have
probably been through, or are currently experiencing:
If one wishes to run Linux and write Java code
(including, the potential of the java 3d api),
should one get and x86 and run RedHatx (and or another
x86 flavor), or should one go with a PowerPC and run
LinuxPPC (or MkLinux).
My concern is primarily with the prospect of future
java support (for access to the latest), in Linux.
I have a leaning toward getting a PowerPC for gut
reasons. But, I am having difficulty determining
the current pulse regarding the commitment to
java on PowerPC's. I realize that Java 2 will soon
be out for both x86 and PPC, but is there any indication
that the PPC will be java supported into the future?
I realize that there is no guarantee, I am just looking
for indications.
Other issues of interest are the future prospects
of java 3d on x86 and PowerPC linux versions.
Are there 3D accelerator drivers currently in the
works for Linux OpenGl api type graphics, that
java 3d can take advantage of. If so, do/will there
be drivers for the PPC as well as the x86 chips.
And is there a port of the java 3d api to linux/(Mesa
or other OpenGl api) in the works?
I realize that these are a common brand of questions,
but I have not found them asked this directly in the FAQ's.
Also, how does someone go about providing donations to
support the java/linux efforts, in order to perpetuate
the trend?
Thank you
respectfully
dt
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David R.Thompson
Los Alamos National Laboratory
TSA 5
wk.ph:505.665.5572
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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