blackdown has additional ppc/sparc/arm ports. JMF, java3d , customized java web start, debian installer. java comm api.
Also Blackdown give the opportunity for developers to contribute to the java on linux product. ie if you find a bug or want to change something its going to be easier to get them into a blackdown release first regards calvin Vladimir G Ivanovic wrote: > > "MK" == Matthew Kennedy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > MK> What differences are there between Sun's JVM and Blackdowns? > > I asked the same question privately of a member of the Blackdown team > and have not yet received a reply. > > I'm not trying to be confrontational or start a flame war, but I would > like to understanding the benefits to the *user* of having a Blackdown > port. > > --- Vladimir > > -------- > Vladimir G. Ivanovic http://leonora.org/~vladimir > 2770 Cowper St. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Palo Alto, CA 94306-2447 +1 650 678 8014 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]