Raju Karia wrote:
>
> Does Sun's committment to support the porting of Java to Linux include
> packages outside the JDK 1.2 Core API ? Obviously, pure Java packages
> will run on the JDK 1.2 port (some already run on JDK 1.1).
> I'm interested in seeing ports to Linux of packages that depend on some
> native code (albeit a very small part). The following are examples of
> the
> kind of packages I'm referring to :
If you check out Kevin Hendricks' message about Sun's support
(http://www.mail-archive.com/java-linux@java.blackdown.org/msg04084.html),
you'll see an impressive commitment, but that commitment doesn't include
doing the porting themselves. I'm not part of the porting team, but I
expect that the Blackdown team will do the work as time permits.
Judging from the volume of "when will 1.2 be ready?" messages, it's
clear that interest in the Blackdown work is reaching some sort of
critical mass. Perhaps when the dust settles from the 1.2 port, it might
be possible to arrange more formal and detailed visibility into what
work is being done, what's under consideration, what's of interest, and
progress. The pages at Mozilla.org, detailing progress on their various
projects, are a good (if a bit chaotic) example.
Nathan Meyers
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