Here's the story ... "Yesterday, Apple quietly announced that they would cease future distribution of their own custom Java packages, concerning some Java developers," John Brownlee reports for Cult of Mac. "So does that mean that Macs will no longer have up-to-date Java? A concerned Java Developer from Portico Systems emailed Steve Jobs, asking that very question."
Jobs' response: Sun (now Oracle) supplies Java for all other platforms. They have their own release schedules, which are almost always different than ours, so the Java we ship is always a version behind. This may not be the best way to do it. Brownlee reports, "In other words, Apple’s leaving Java to the company that does it best… that is, if Oracle decides to step up and produce their own version of Java for Mac, as they do for every other platform. My guess is they will quickly fill the void and it’ll be a win for everyone." --------------------- If true, that's a great move ..... but my take is that I am concerned. We work with Oracle databases and know that Oracle has historically shown little or no interest in keeping parity for Mac OS X. I think it'll be even worse with their step-child, Java. Admittedly, this will probably have no impact on most of us on the Witango side, it's just an FYI. ___________________ Sent from my iPad 8) ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to [email protected] with "unsubscribe witango-talk" in the body.
