How many people really care about having the latest Java? How many of those still use Macs? Whatever is left is the market you miss out on, and that just doesn't seem much to me.
Peter Jan Goyvaerts wrote: > The eternal Java-on-Mac problem... It's weird though. You would expect > more people have macs if there was a better support for Java. > > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 2:54 PM, kirk <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Jan Goyvaerts wrote: > > Apparently it's also available to linux and solaris. > but not on Mac.. Ironically I might have a few from Apple on my > performance tuning course the week after JavaONE. I'll be probing ;-) > > Kirk > > > > > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 12:16 PM, kirk > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>> wrote: > > > > > > Jan Goyvaerts wrote: > > > You mean beta also for the _14 release of yesterday ? > > > (http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/?intcmp=1281) > > Yes, that is why I believe it needs to be unlocked before > you can > > use it > > but since I don't have a windows machine to give it a go, I'm > > relying on > > what Tony (the author of the G1) a while back. I'll be > talking to Tony > > next week at J1 to see what the current state of thinking is G1 > > development is. > > > > Kirk > > > > > > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 10:09 AM, kirk > > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Jan Goyvaerts wrote: > > > > it's probably to have something to show at JavaOne :-) > > > G1 is not pay for play and _14 has been a target for > > experiential > > > release for almost a year. The official release is in 7.0. > > Until then > > > it's beta. > > > > > > Kirk > > > > > > > > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 12:10 AM, Mark Derricutt > > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> > > > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > When I first read that in the release notes my first > > > thoughts were > > > > that it followed the statement saying (paraphrased) > > "this code > > > > isn't production ready, but we've shipped it anyway, > > its not > > > > enabled by default, and your apps mightl behave > > differently to > > > > what you expect, if you're going to go an enable > this a > > > production > > > > environment now and you have issues, we won't > help if > > you don't > > > > have a support contract." > > > > > > > > I suspect when u14+ or JDK7 ships, this support > > requirement > > > would > > > > likely go away. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Discouragement is a dissatisfaction with the past, a > > > distaste for > > > > the present, and a distrust of the future > > > > - Maree De Jong, Life NZ. > > > > > > > > blog: http://www.talios.com > > > > podcast: http://www.illegalargument.com > > > > skype / twitter: talios > > > > Sent from Auckland, Auk, New Zealand > > > > > > > > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Mario Camou > > > > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>> > > > <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>>>> wrote: > > > > > > > > I'd like to know people's take on this SlashDot > > article: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
