At least this information is more than a assertion without substance that J3D is dead. I wrote to Sun some time ago too to get information about the future and received this information on 18. 09. 2003:
"Hi Michael,
We are committed to supporting Java 3D. We are still working out the plans for how new features can be added to Java 3D. When we finalize those plans, we will make that known to the Java 3D community through all the appropriate channels. Thanks for your support of Java 3D. ...
Doug Twilleager Sun Microsystems"
On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 13:18:40 -0600, Robert Jacobsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
All,
Regarding the discussion thread from last week, I decided to send an e-mail to Doug Twilleager, the lead at Sun for Java 3D.
You can judge his answer for yourself. 8^/
-RJ
----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Twilleager To: Robert Jacobsen Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:49 AM Subject: Re: Future of Java 3D is in Question
We are actively working on plans for how we evolve the Java 3D API. We are looking to get the development community much more involved in the process. We don't want to comment until we have the plans in place and ready to go. Too much confusion is already out there, so we don't want to announce until we are ready. Hopefully it will be soon.
Thanks for all the support.
Doug.
Robert Jacobsen wrote:
Doug, I am a developer using Java 3D and am also a member of a list for developers that use this set of packages.
A discussion thread has developed on this list that has some list members stating that, internally, there are no plans for Sun to enhance Java3D beyond version 1.4 - that Java 3D is, to Sun internally, dead.
It's good to get perspectives from developers, but I would prefer to hear it straight from the horse's mouth.
The questions are: Are there active plans at Sun to continue enhancing the Java 3D set of packages? Will there be a new specification (e.g. Java 3D 1.5) once 1.4 is accepted by the development community?
I know there are other 3D projects out there like Xith3D that have been born out of the concern for Sun's support of the Java 3D impl.
Your honest insight into this matter would help the Java 3D community, many of whom have spent a great amount of time learning and building apps with Java 3D.
Thanks in advance for your time.
Robert Jacobsen Lead Software Engineer The Options Clearing Corporation 1 N. Wacker Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60606
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