On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 10:57, Zane Gilmore wrote: > Vik Olliver wrote: > > Two things I can see coming of this: > > > > 1. Hardware that can be reprogrammed to run, amongst other things, Java > > bytecode like the last 3 ARM CPUs. > > > > 2. The need for a Java bytecode Linux. > The what?
Tha Jazelle module in the last 3 generations of the ARM CPU runs Java byte code natively. Switching between Java and ARM is a single clock instruction. As the ARM is a popular target of free cores, I can't see a free java core being that far off in the future, particularly with the current development speed of FPGAs. Sony are going to be using them in most consumer products real soon now - they can speed time to market. > The *need*? > Why would someone put an Open and free operating system in a proprietary > programming language? > > Would it be allowed under the GPL? Why is the JVM different to any other supported chipset fopr that purpose? > I know Sun is not Microsoft but Java is *not* a Free (note capital) > programming language. Aren't SuperWaba, Sable and Kaffee Free? Vik :v)
