it's a good thing, that Apple Java is now with OpenJDK!!!
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Derek Munneke <[email protected]>wrote: > So apple has been trying to off load and open source Java since before the > sun acquisition? > On 12 Jan 2011 04:31, "Rob Ross" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hot off the presses!! > > > > Rob > > > > Begin forwarded message: > > > >> From: Mike Swingler <[email protected]> > >> Date: January 11, 2011 1:49:21 AM PST > >> To: list Java-dev <[email protected]> > >> Cc: [email protected] > >> Subject: Announcing: OpenJDK for Mac OS X source repository, mailing > list, project home > >> > >> Java Developers, > >> > >> I'm very happy to let you know that today we made the first public > contribution of code to the OpenJDK project for Mac OS X. This initial > contribution builds on the hard work of the BSD port, and initially has the > same functionality. Today's contribution simply modifies the build process > to create universal binary, and produces a .jdk bundle which is recognized > by Java Preferences and the JVM detection logic in Mac OS X. > >> > >> For more information about the Mac OS X Port project, please check out > these resources: > >> Project home: <http://openjdk.java.net/projects/macosx-port> > >> Project wiki & getting started instructions: < > http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenJDK/Mac+OS+X+Port> > >> Project status: < > http://wikis.sun.com/display/OpenJDK/Mac+OS+X+Port+Project+Status> > >> Mailing list: < > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/macosx-port-dev> > >> Source repository: <http://hg.openjdk.java.net/macosx-port/macosx-port> > >> > >> For those of you who would like to join us hacking on the next > generation of Java for Mac OS X, please join our mailing list, download the > source, and spin a build for yourself. > >> > >> It has been a long road getting to this point collaborating behind the > scenes with Sun and now Oracle, but as of today we are on the road to fully > open development of the Mac OS X port. We look forward to providing more > code from our collaboration soon, and working with you all. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Mike Swingler > >> Java Engineering > >> Apple Inc. > >> > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
