Yep, Sounds like we both got the party line on this one!
-RJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Pfeiffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 1:51 PM Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Fw: Future of Java 3D is in Question > 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 > > > > > > =========================================================================== > > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the > > body > > of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email > > to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". > > > > -- > http://java3d.virtualworlds.de > http://www.3dchat.org - Welcome to the unreal world! > > =========================================================================== > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body > of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". > =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".
