James Gosling leaves Oracle

Sad news. Read this one: http://www.businessweek.com/idg/2010-04-10/java-founder-james-gosling-leaves-oracle.html James Gosling wrote in his blog http://nighthacks

OpenSource Jabaco?

Hi all! Have you ever seen the nice Jabaco project (http://www.jabaco.org/) ? It have nide advantages and horrible disadvantages. The advantages are - You creates programs in a VisualBasic 6 like language and it compiles to the JavaVM. - It have a nice GUI. Like NetBeans Matisse. But easier and

RE: JavaVM description

> theUser BL wrote: > > Hi! > > > But where can I find documentations about .class files? How are they are > > structures and so on? > > In the JVM specification, 2nd edition, for example. There is quite a > bunch of literature explaining the workings of byt

JavaVM description for OpenJabaco ?

Hi! Have a look at http://www.jabaco.org/board/index.php there is a nice project, which creates a VisualBasic 6 compiler, IDE and Framework for the JavaVM. I think that project is very nice. And it is very easy to create with it with not many Java-experience good programs. Also one of the advan

RE: Java 3D now OpenSource

> Have you already found, where the Sourcecode is published? Ok, I have found it. At http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/Javadesktop/Java3DFAQ?skin=print#Q_How_do_I_download_the_Java_3D is the answer. https://j3d-core.dev.java.net/ https://j3d-core-utils.dev.java.net/ https://vecmath.dev.java.net/ G

Java 3D now OpenSource

It seems, that Sun have now published Java3D as OpenSource: http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=261477&tstart=0#261477 Have you already found, where the Sourcecode is published? Greatings theuserbl _ Kostenlose Messe

New Interview-Video with James Gosling

You can find the video on http://it-republik.de/jaxenter/news/JAX-Mas-TV-Es-hilft-auch%2C-einen-extremen-Dickschaedel-zu-haben---James-Gosling-im-Gespraech-040284.html At first it begins with some words in german. But then the interview is in english. Greatings theuserbl ___

JIDE Common Layer is Open Source

Hi! To those, who don't read javadesktop.org news: For some time the company JIDE-Software http://www.jidesoft.com/ makes it JIDE Common Layer to Open Source https://jide-oss.dev.java.net/ It is licensed under the GPL + GNU Classpath exception. It includes nice code. What I most like is that

OpenJDK now completly OpenSource for download

At http://download.java.net/openjdk/40ec4ed263a6dfce13b8cf18fa046058/jdk7/ Sun published the complete JDK as OpenSource for download. There existing still a seperate package with Closed-Source-Plugins. But the goal is now, to replace the Closed-Source-Plugins by OpenSource things. And Sun helps

RE: David Gilbert's Software will be part of OpenOffice.org

And a next link with a big article with screenshots about it: http://blogs.sun.com/GullFOSS/entry/report_designer_will_extend_the _ Sie suchen E-Mails, Dokumente oder Fotos? Die neue MSN Suche Toolbar mit Windows-Desktopsuche liefer

RE: David Gilbert's Software will be part of OpenOffice.org

Have seen that on the OpenOffice.org-side http://www.openoffice.org/ is also linked to an arcticle under "In the media" http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=9050 where this is annonced. Greatings theuserbl _ Sie suchen

David Gilbert's Software will be part of OpenOffice.org

Do you know who David Gilbert is? Right, he have created a lot og classes for GNU Classpath like something for Free Swing and so on. Also he is part of the people at planet.classpath.org and writes also in his blog a lot of its program JFreeChart http://jroller.com/page/dgilbert But he have no

OT: Creating a Xmas picture with duke

Hi! For all, who have still not seen it: http://today.java.net/pub/a/today/2006/12/05/pics.html Like the lastg three years, Sun invokes to creates "Holiday-pictures" with Duke. So, if you want to make a little breake with coiding, you can try to create such a picture. Possible, you can also

Re: A question @Mark Wilaard (and other developer)

Now I have a little bit time, to reply to your comment (I will also write this reply in the forum at http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=18036&tstart=0 ). Yeah thanks. Please also include my other replies if you see fit. Done. I think three different OpenSource implementations

Re: A question @Mark Wilaard (and other developer)

Hi Roman. Now I have a little bit time, to reply to your comment (I will also write this reply in the forum at http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=18036&tstart=0 ). What I'd find best for Java is something like we have in the BSD world. Friendly competing communities, with code

Re: A question @Mark Wilaard (and other developer)

Seems you need to have to register for some sort of account on that site to post there, but feel free to quote or redistribute my response if you want. Yes. I have now posted also your answer in this forum (and this reply). Sun has in the past chosen to use and create licenses like SISSL and

A question @Mark Wilaard (and other developer)

Have a look at http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=18036&tstart=0 there I have written a qustion at Mark and other developers. It would be nice and I would be happy, if you answer it. Greatings theuserbl

Bringing License arguments to Sun

At http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=17634&tstart=0 Sun's Chief Open Source Officer Simon Phipps alias webmink http://forums.java.net/jive/profile.jspa?userID=70 wrotes, that he have still not decided, which OpenSource license will be used for Suns Java. He wrote: " To be clear,

With the OpenSource-movements Sun changed the synonyms

Read at http://weblogs.java.net/blog/ray_gans/archive/2006/08/mustang_and_dol.html Mustang and Dolphin will no longer exists as synonyms. The reason is the move of Java to OpenSource. Greatings theuserbl

New news about an OpenSource Sun Java

Suns wants to put additional to Java SE also Java ME under an OpenSource license. Also Sun says, that the first OpenSource parts of Java SE will be published already in this year: http://news.com.com/2100-7252_3-6105601.html?part=rss&tag=6105601&subj=news Additional Sun have published a central

GNU Classpath 0.92 runs JShisen

Classpath 0.92 with JamVM 1.4.3 is now the first OpenSource-Java implementation, which run JShisen http://www.admoore.de/javashisen/jshome.html There are minor bugs, that the direct line between the stones are also drawn and so. But it workes! I like JShisen. It isn't OpenSource, but free of

RE: Harmony, Suns work in progress OSS Java, GNU Classpath and the Java SE front

Also there existing a corroboration by Robert Brewin at [wrong link] Sorry, but by typing the link, I have written a wrong letter in it. The right link is http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/07/17/HNjavaopen_1.html Greatings theuserbl

RE: Harmony, Suns work in progress OSS Java, GNU Classpath and the Java SE front

Also there existing a corroboration by Robert Brewin at [a wrong link] Sorry, but there comes a wrong letter in the link, which I have typed. I mean this one here: http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/07/17/HNjavaopen_1.html Greatings theuserbl

Harmony, Suns work in progress OSS Java, GNU Classpath and the Java SE front

Sibnce the end of the last month, there existing precompiled Snapshots of Apache Harmony with AWT, Swing and all the Intel-contributed parts. http://people.apache.org/dist/incubator/harmony/snapshots/ You need still the closed source JVM v2 or v3 to running it: http://www-128.ibm.com/develope

Jini now part of Apache

Jini (www.jini.org) is already since a year under the Apache License 2.0 But now it is part of the Apache project and in the incubator: http://lists.cs.ucsb.edu/pipermail/cs290b-java/2006-May/43.html Greatings theuserbl Here the text he have written:

Would nice, if you publish your code also under AL2

If you write completly classes for GNU Classpath at your own and they don't depend on other GNU Classpath specific files, it would be nice, if you would also publish it under the Apache License 2. I think it would be nice, to bring the Harmony- and GNU Classpath-project more together. Have als

Would nice, if you publish your code also under AL2

If anybody at GNU Classpath writes files for GNU Classpath, which are completly written by its own and which don't depends ob GNU Classpath specific classes, it would be nice, if you also could publish it under the Apache License 2. So, that this brings the Harmony- and the GNU Classpath-proje

RE: JavaView runs with GNU Classpath

Yesterday I have tested the ClosedSource program JavaView (http://www.javaview.de) on jamvm and cacao with the GNU Classpath Snapshot from yesterday. And it works fine. Now I have also nice screenshots of it running with GNU Classpath: http://user.web-gear.com/theuserbl/Bildschirmphoto6.png htt

JavaView runs with GNU Classpath

Hi all! Nice Java2D progress. :-) Yesterday I have tested the ClosedSource program JavaView (http://www.javaview.de) on jamvm and cacao with the GNU Classpath Snapshot from yesterday. And it works fine. Only some fields are not drawn. It looks like that there is a problem of GNU Classpath K

RE: "Sun Says GPL Is a Possibility for OSS Java"

At OSNews.com at http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=14770 stand, that a GPL Java could be possible. I have now seen, that the links ends up in Suns blog at http://blogs.sun.com/jonathan There he writes: "But all in all, a really great week - we're now making serious progress on open sou

"Sun Says GPL Is a Possibility for OSS Java"

JavaONE 2006 is over. Sun have not opend Java, as many people have hoped. But Sun hold on the speculations, if Suns Java will be OpenSource or not. At OSNews.com at http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=14770 stand, that a GPL Java could be possible. Greatings theuserbl

Harmony, JavaONE 2007 and other thoughts

At first I want to say, that I think, it would be nice, if some GNU Classpath-developer would already make an appointment for JavaONE 2007 to to hold a lecture about GNU Classpath. So, do it early as possible. And it seems, that there is no problem, if projects of alternative Java-implementa

Intels AWT, Swing Java2D contribution now published

As mentioned before at http://developer.classpath.org/pipermail/classpath/2006-May/000904.html Intel have now contributed an AWT/Swing Java2D for Harmony under the Apache License 2: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-528 GREatings theuserbl

Intel now publised its AWT/Swing, Java2D implementation

As already mentioned at http://developer.classpath.org/pipermail/classpath/2006-May/000904.html Intel now publied at http://issues.apacheorg/jira/browse/HARMONY-528 its AWT/Swing Java2D implementation for Harmony Greatings theuserbl

Re: New OpenSource AWT/Swing Implementation by Intel

I would recommend not doing this. GPLv3 is not out. Our current license is not compatible with the ASLv2. We cannot combine the code currently. BTW tracking what lines in the code are licensed under ASL and what are licensed under GPL is not that easy. GNU Classpath is licensed under GPL+linking

New OpenSource AWT/Swing Implementation by Intel

Have a look at http://lwn.net/Articles/184394/ Geir Magnusson Jr writes: Today during our JavaOne talk (given by Tim and I) I was proud to demonstrate JEdit running on Harmony! That's right, with Swing/AWT code. The formal contribution is on it's way, and I don't wish to steal any more thu

GNU Classpath at JavaOne?

Hi! At the moment is GNU Classpath on the LinuxTag. It was also already on FOSDEM and other OpenSource conventions. But will it also be next week on JavaOne? This would means to beard the lion in his den. On a place, where the Anti-OpenSourceJava people are. Greatings theuserbl

ClassLoader problem

Hi! I use JamVM 1.4.1 on x86-64. The snapshot of GNU Classpath from 18.4.2006 executes perfect Java programs. But the snaphots from 25.4.2006 and 27.4.2006 can't run any Java program. They aborts because a bug in java.lang.ClassLoader. When I copy a old ClassLoader-Version in the new GNU Clas

jTans running on GNU Classpath

jTans is running with the SVN Snapshot of GNU Classpath around for a week. I also don't know, if jTans have been changed between the time which version of jTans I have and today. But I have jTans 1.0 at home. And the current versions seems to be still 1.0. Have a look at http://user.web-gear.c

Problem with Swing-Demo

I have now at home tested the Classpath Demo from http://builder.classpath.org/dist/ which was made around 13:00 a 'clock. The GNU Classpath library is ok. But the new SwingDemo don't show the last fouer buttons. They are only shown, if I go with the mouse over it. And yes, it is a problem of

KDE Theme for Swing

Only for those of you, who don't read OSNews.com: http://www.osnews.com/comment.php?news_id=14303 And the author mentioned on his homepage, that it already runs with GNU Classpath: http://kdelaf.freeasinspeech.org/9.png Nice to see. Greatings theuserbl

Question about the Generics branch.

At http://builder.classpath.org/dist/ are two versions: - GNU Classpath with generics and - GNU Classpath without generics At first I thoughted, that the generics-branch have more files and would be bigger then the normal version. But thats not true. classpath-latest.tar.gz is bigger then cla

Re: Next release

- Decide on the version number. We had a very small/brief discussion about this during Fosdem. Everybody seems to agree 0.x really doesn't do justice to the maturity we have reached over the years. And it is really hard to define when we hit "1.0". So the proposal is to keep using a "seque

RE: SwingSet demo

On 16. Freb. Roman wrote Hi folks, Today I had some success to get Sun's SwingSet demo from Swing1.1 to run with GNU Classpath. Yesterday I have tried the SwingSet2 demo of Java 1.4 with GNU Classpath. And that runs with the actual CVS-version if GNU Classpath, too. :-) Nice. (Only the Swin

Color-Bug in Classpath 0.19

Hi! Today I have again run the example-programs from GNU Classpath and wondered, that there is a bug, which I haven't recognised before. In the AWT-Demo under "Random Tests" the Text "Hi Red!" is with JamVM and GNU Classpath red. But with Suns Java 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6 under Windows and Linux it

Re: Proposal: Graphics2D rewrite branch

On this branch I'd like to do several things: 1) Make Graphics2D the default 2) Remove Graphics What do you mean with this? Does this mean, that Graphics is based on Graphics2D and so for plain AWT or Swing programs Cairo is needed? I don't hope so. I have the hope, that it goes in any time

Re: OT: and now oceanButtonRect()

Hi! > Have a look at the new screenshot (the old one I have deleted): > http://user.web-gear.com/theuserbl/screeny2.png This looks indeed nice. I would happily integrate you code into Classpath, if the methods could take the parameters that I mentioned in my previous mail ocenMenuRect() HAVE

Re: OT: and now oceanButtonRect()

And here the new executable jar-archive with the included sources: http://user.web-gear.com/theuserbl/screeny2.png Sorry. I mean http://user.web-gear.com/theuserbl/bdraw2.jar ___ Classpath mailing list Classpath@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman

OT: and now oceanButtonRect()

Ok, oceanButtonRect() is also not so hard, if it is only approximately like Suns button. Have a look at the new screenshot (the old one I have deleted): http://user.web-gear.com/theuserbl/screeny2.png And here the new executable jar-archive with the included sources: http://user.web-gear.com/th

Re: JOptionPane icons

I made some icons for JOptionPane; i'm sending a tgz with the icons in png and svg in case it may interest. Wow, they looks very nice! For some time, I have tried something else, but it looks never so professional. But the answer which I become was http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/classpath/2

OT: oceanMenuRect()

I know, that it is a litte bit off topic, because it have nothing to do with Java 1.4 (which is the current goal to be compatible with it). But I have yesterday tried a litte bit out to create the 1.5 menu and 1.5 button as field or rect. As I have previous said, OOP is for me something crypi

Re: Comment to 0.19 - Correction

I have written But I think, it is not a problem of Swing. The problem begins already with AWT. If you using Applet instead of Frame, you have the same problem, if you draws something and want to change it with a click on a button or so. But now I have tried again Suns Demo-program "ArcTest.j

Re: Comment to 0.19

Hmmm... then there are some other things which must also corrected. For example the text in the Message-Dialogs (like Error-Massage) is in the old Classpath (until 0.18) right-justified. In the actual Classpath (0.19) it is centered and in Suns Java it is left-justified. I think the actual cente

Re: Comment to 0.19

> Additional to bugs, which Sun have, GNU Classpath have its own bugs. I have > seen, that the AWT don't recognice, when the window was moved. > For example the Listing2902 at > http://www.mycore.de/library/go-to-java-2/html/k100181.html > works only right at start. But if you move the window, th

Re: Comment to 0.19

I did the work on the MetalScrollBarUI and related classes, and I took the approach of trying to match pixel-for-pixel the appearance of Sun's implementation (I know there are still a few things to fix). That way, we have a totally objective test of what is right and what is wrong. I think if

Comment to 0.19

The new version of 0.19 is nice! One of the biggest problems was, that Java-programs aborts with GNU Classpath, which I have mentioned at http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/classpath/2005-09/msg00185.html This problem now don't exists any more. The JamVM I use is still the same. But with the n

No Menu in with Swing 1.0.3

Hi! I have tested Swing 1.0.3 http://java.sun.com/products/archive/jfc/1.0.3/index.html on GNU Classpath 0.18. I think the demo-programs of 1.0.3 runs perfect with 1.0.3 on GNU Classpath. Only with the menu exists a problem. It don't open if I click on it. On Java 1.6, on the other side, there

Suns Jni comes under OpenSource-License (APL 2.0)

I have now read at http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/65143 that Sun wants to put the license of the "Jini Technology Starter Kit 2.1" under the Apache-License 2.0. You can also read more about it at http://www.jini.org/ Greatings theuserbl _

example programs

Hi! I think, that the example program "SliderDemo.java" is incomplete: http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/classpath/classpath/examples/gnu/classpath/examples/swing/SliderDemo.java?rev=1.1&content-type=text/plain For example, there are not icons included. I have found a demo in a

Differences to Java

Hi! Look at my comment at http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=1510&tstart=0 It seems, that GNU Classpath handles the layout different to Suns Java. The GNU version makes more sense for me. But I am not sure, if Suns version is that, how it is written in the standardization (one of

Re: Now JamVM works on my compujter :-)

And with this, I have seen, that Suns Java can also still running the Classpath Swing-Demo program. So the problem is really in the GNULookAndFeel. But I know, that there existing an older version of the GNULookAndFeel, which also runs with Suns Java. So I will now download older versions of GN

Now JamVM works on my compujter :-)

At the beginning I have had problems using the libffi comming with the GCC for JamVM. The libffi-hompage http://sourceware.org/libffi/ having a very old version of libffi, so that it don't compile for x86-64 and other computer. But I have seen, that Portable.net 0.6.12, which I have had at home

Questions about programs

Hi! Why use GNU Classpath a Swing-Demo program, which can't run on Suns Java? I have had tested, that the GNU Classpath 0.16 Swing demo runs on JVM with GNU Classpath 0.16. But Suns JVM can't run it. The same is with 0.18. At http://www.theuserbl.ag.vu/jdk16err.txt you can see, where I have ru

Re: GNU Classpath and JVMs

Exactly. If the VM interface does not change (or only minor changes), you can configure CACAO to use a external classpath installation (which can be a CVS version or a newly realeased one), like it's done for jamvm. Just use the --with-external-classpath= configure switch. Then means this http

Re: JamVM 1.3.3 released

The problem is you're trying to build on AMD64. Lets say a "x86-64 platform". It is an Intel processor, with 64 bit. Disabling libffi with --disable-ffi won't work because AMD64 requires it (and it's the only platform which has it enabled by default). I will make configure bomb out on AMD64

GNU Classpath and JVMs

Hi! What me everytime wonder is, that GNU Classpath have not its own VM. To show the situation so, like I see it: Suns Java comes as a complete package, which includes the Classes _and_ the JVM. Mono comes as a complete package, which includes the .net-classes and the mono-runtime. Only with

Re: JamVM 1.3.3 released

I have tested it - to compile - and become errors. At first I tried this: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/z/jamvm-1.3.3> ./configure --prefix=$HOME/jamvm checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for gawk... gawk checking whet

Re: 0.16 Screenshots

On Mon, 2005-09-12 at 10:49 +, theUser BL wrote: > There are Screenhsots of 0.16 at > http://rapidshare.de/files/4979682/cp15shots.zip.html Thanks for all those screenshots! and they are now at OSDir: http://shots.osdir.com/slideshows/slideshow.php?release=435&slide=1&title=

0.16 Screenshots

There are Screenhsots of 0.16 at http://rapidshare.de/files/4979682/cp15shots.zip.html (sorry, that I have mistakly calles the zip file with a 15 instead of a 16) I have already send the link yesterday to osdir. But iot seems, that it is still not on theire HP and I think, it could be interesti

MetalIconFactory Was: additional 16x16 Metal icons

I have now integrated my icons in MetalIconFactory.java. Have a look at http://www.theuserbl.ag.vu/MetalIconFactory.java But I don't know if it works. I have no JVM on MS-Windows, which can run GNU Classpath. And I am not a programmer, so that I have only used existing Classpath-code as templat

Re: additional 16x16 Metal icons

So I have created http://www.theuserbl.ag.vu/GNUIcons.jar [...] Additional I have created http://www.theuserbl.ag.vu/AllIcons.jar Oh, I have forgotten to say: Both are not only executable *.jar files. They both also included the *.java Source in it. Greatings theuserbl __

additional 16x16 Metal icons

At first, thx to Tom, for the answer to my last postion "Metal icons". But are drawn 16x16 icons needed? I have seen http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/classpath/classpath/javax/swing/plaf/metal/MetalIconFactory.java in CLasspath 0.17 So I have created http://www.theuserbl.ag.vu/GNUIcons.j

Metal icons

Hi! At home I have GNU Classpath 0.14. So I don't know if there existing already some icons for Classpath. Are still icons needed? Yesterday I have created four metal message icons: http://www.theuserbl.ag.vu/messageicons.zip Greatings theuserbl

Re: Article about Dynamic Java and more

> Hi. For all people, who don't read monologue, here an interesting article > about Dynamic Java: > > http://www.go-mono.com/monologue/ > http://usefulinc.com/edd/blog/contents/2004/12/09-jvm/read > http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/12/08/DynamicJava Rather than just posting rando

Article about Dynamic Java and more

Hi. For all people, who don't read monologue, here an interesting article about Dynamic Java: http://www.go-mono.com/monologue/ http://usefulinc.com/edd/blog/contents/2004/12/09-jvm/read http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2004/12/08/DynamicJava Greatings theuserbl ___

Re: TestNG 2.0

> For all, who doesn't know it: > http://today.java.net/pub/n/TestNG2.0 > http://beust.com/weblog/archives/000215.html > https://testng.dev.java.net/ > > It seems that TestNG 2.0 is released. Can you do a comparison of it against our Mauve testing framework ? What is better and why is it done this

TestNG 2.0

For all, who doesn't know it: http://today.java.net/pub/n/TestNG2.0 http://beust.com/weblog/archives/000215.html https://testng.dev.java.net/ It seems that TestNG 2.0 is released. Greatings theuserbl ___ Classpath mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://li

Sun don't fixed Java-bugs

Have a look at http://www.theuserbl.ag.vu/index.htm _ Tun Sie Ihrem Rechner ’was Gutes. MSN Hotmail mit McAfee® Anti-Virus. http://www.msn.de/email/antivirus/ Jetzt kostenlos anmelden! ___