I am on Snow Leopard right now with both jdk 1.5 and jdk 1.6 installed with no problems developing against both, if are probably using the java preference panel that doesn't change the underlining symbolic links on the file system
And I don't write software that runs on Macs, production machines are usually Solaris or Linux On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Kevin Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > Try testing something on Snow Leopard that you need to know will run on > Leopard. > > Leopard doesn't offer java 1.6 at all. > Snow Leopard doesn't offer anything else, it's what you get even if > explicitly requesting jdk 1.5 > > On 3 March 2010 12:12, Kfir Shay <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> What is your issue with jdk 1.6 on mac os x? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Mar 3, 2010, at 12:16 AM, Lloyd Meinholz <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I'm really not trying to troll, but... >> Less ability to fix your own problem (jdk 1.6) on a mac than on Linux >> though. >> >> Lloyd >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:49 PM, Viktor Klang <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Robert Casto <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Just a joke. >>>> >>>> I doubt any big companies, other than Apple, are using Macs for >>>> development. Some companies I have worked for don't care what you use. If >>>> you use a Mac though, you are completely on your own but I fail to see that >>>> as a deterrent. >>> >>> Sure, basically what that means is that you get the possibility to fix >>> your problems right away instead of having to wait for your machine to be >>> fixed by local IT maintenance. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:27 PM, Kfir Shay <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Robert you might have said that as a joke but all the startups I have >>>>> been part of were 100% Mac for developers. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Robert Casto <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > They must have all been Mac users. >>>>> > >>>>> > On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Kerry Sainsbury <[email protected]> >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >> >>>>> >> It's a fairly standard list, although you'll often see people being >>>>> >> forced >>>>> >> to use IE6. Some of these restrictions need to be relaxed for >>>>> >> developers, >>>>> >> and they usually are in my experience. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> My favourite restriction was one corporate that had blocked the use >>>>> >> of the >>>>> >> right-mouse button. Beat that! >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Cheers >>>>> >> Kerry >>>>> >> >>>>> >> On Sun, Feb 28, 2010 at 9:24 AM, [email protected] >>>>> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> I am curious... I work for a large software vendor and our policies >>>>> >>> are: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> -windows only (XP) >>>>> >>> -outside IM is banned (we have internal jabber server) >>>>> >>> -mandatory software that tracks every piece of software installed >>>>> >>> on >>>>> >>> your machine >>>>> >>> -manual proxy that tracks every outgoing web url (no banned urls >>>>> >>> tho) >>>>> >>> -skype is strictly forbidden >>>>> >>> -no use of SaaS software for company information >>>>> >>> -virus checker on every machine, including servers (kills >>>>> >>> performance >>>>> >>> on builds) >>>>> >>> -encrypted harddrives >>>>> >>> -itunes is banned >>>>> >>> -VPN policy forces all traffic to be routed over internet >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> The reasons behind this are supposedly that the company must track >>>>> >>> all >>>>> >>> information for legal purposes. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> So I'm curious - do companies like Google, Oracle, Microsoft, Intel >>>>> >>> have policies like this? >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> -- >>>>> >>> 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. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> -- >>>>> >> 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. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > -- >>>>> > Robert Casto >>>>> > www.IWantFreeShipping.com >>>>> > Find Amazon Filler Items easily! >>>>> > >>>>> > -- >>>>> > 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. >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Robert Casto >>>> www.IWantFreeShipping.com >>>> Find Amazon Filler Items easily! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Viktor Klang >>> | "A complex system that works is invariably >>> | found to have evolved from a simple system >>> | that worked." - John Gall >>> >>> Akka - the Actor Kernel: Akkasource.org >>> Twttr: twitter.com/viktorklang >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > Kevin Wright > > mail/google talk: [email protected] > wave: [email protected] > skype: kev.lee.wright > twitter: @thecoda > > -- > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. 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