[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Do you have any plans about porting JDK 1.2 to Linux (i386)? Or are you
> waiting for the final version? A preliminar work on the beta releases
> would be fine, I think - then when the final version is out, OUR final
> version won't delay a lot.
Firstly I am not JDK source developer.
I think the development JDK 1.2 will largely upto Sun.
SunSoft only gives the native langauge source to someone it's trusts
for instance, a person who has signed the NDA (non-disclosure
agreement ).
This constrasts with Linux Kernel for example, where anyone on the Net
will ability and competence can participate in the development process.
Consequently I think the development of JDK1.2 will always lag behind
the Solaris version, unless SunSoft commits resources to permanent/contract
10xLinux developers. To just ask one trusted person to port code is
nonsense.
Anyway that's my two PENCE!
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