On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Mark H. Wilkinson wrote:
> > Could someone explain the differences between a reference implementation and
> > a production.
>
> I suspect that the reference and production JDK releases from Sun are
> pretty closely related because the JDK reference implementation _is_
> actu
> Could someone explain the differences between a reference implementation and
> a production.
It's a distinction in code quality, similar to the difference between
beta software and a full release. A reference implementation is an
implementation which is supposed to indicate how a paper standard
Could someone explain the differences between a reference implementation and
a production.
Thanks in advance
Steve Brouwer
> 1) Is the source code necessary for any reliable port
>of the JDK to Linux?
Definitely. The JDK consists of a few components: the Java virtual machine
itself, the java.* class hierarchy, the native code which supports the
class library, the Java source for javac and so on. Some of this cod
On Wed, 4 Nov 1998, Michael Emmel wrote:
> 5 years from now you walk up to a street corner and a guy in a dirty
> coat approaches you.
> He say hey man I've got all the sources for JDK 1.2 for sell.
>
> How much would you give him
>
> How much is 1.02 worth today...
>
>
While
5 years from now you walk up to a street corner and a guy in a dirty
coat approaches you.
He say hey man I've got all the sources for JDK 1.2 for sell.
How much would you give him
How much is 1.02 worth today...
Mike
