I am a bit confused, why would you need a piece of software that uses awt to run on jdk 1.6?!
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 7:40 AM, Lloyd Meinholz <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't have any issue with jdk 1.6 on the mac now, but not too long ago jdk > 1.6 didn't exist on the mac (other than the bsd port which I don't think had > all the awt completed) and Apple didn't seem to feel that it was important > to let people know their plans regarding jdk 1.6. That was when I got off > the fence about MacOSX or Linux and decided to stick with Linux as my > primary OS. > > I just thought it was kind of funny that it was suggested that such a closed > platform as the Mac would allow you to fix your own problems. Maybe you do > have more flexibility than a locked down corporate laptop/workstation but to > me you are changing one set of limitations for another. > > Lloyd > > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 7:12 AM, 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. > > -- > 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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