What if the new JFX scene graph was ported to Cocoa, could an AWT implementation be built atop that? It'd probably mean a smaller mac-specific port assuming the non-Java portions of the new stack are mainly just interfacing with OpenGL?
On 27 October 2010 08:38, Rob Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > A project this big needs full-time technical leadership. Without it, > there's little chance of everyone's little contribution amounting to much > useful code. But with technical leadership, work can be planned and > allocated to all available resources. I don't have the time, nor the > specific experience to be in a lead position on this project, but I can, and > fully intend, to contribute. > > So it's not just that one guy is getting paid to do this full time; it's > that this one full time guy can probably help direct the efforts of say 4-7 > non-paid contributors. You repeat this with a few more people working full > time, suddenly you've got a formidable software team. > > Rob > > On Oct 26, 2010, at 3:26 PM, Cédric Beust ♔ wrote: > > > > > > > 2010/10/26 Emmanuel Puybaret <[email protected]> > > > I am pretty comfortable with the fact that it's not a scam, but come > on: does he really expect to receive random anonymous donations that will > add up to $50,000? > > > > > > That part seems ridiculous to me, or maybe just extraordinarily naïve. > > > > As we say in French, "La chance sourit aux audacieux" :-) > > > > I would argue that what you are doing is not exactly audacieux. Audacieux > would be for you to do the port and then present it to the world and expect > to get paid :-) > > > > I just try my chance, and stop dreaming that others will do the job. > > It would be naïve to do it for free, and I couldn't afford it anyway. > > By the way, I'm sure it won't cost $1,000,000. > > > > Probably because you are vastly underestimating the amount of effort > involved and also not factoring in all the non-straight-coding aspect of it. > > > > Good luck anyway. > > > > -- > > Cédric > > -- > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald - [email protected] - http://twitter.com/sophistifunk - http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/ -- 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.
