Thanks Oskar - seems I spoke too soon. Maybe then we need to go back to the 'with-java' freenet.
Maybe it's worth approaching Sun and getting a clarification. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Oskar Sandberg" <[email protected]> To: <devl at freenetproject.org> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 1:12 AM Subject: Re: [freenet-devl] JRE License > On Thu, May 03, 2001 at 12:09:20AM +1200, David McNab wrote: > > And, if Freenet now works with windoze jview.exe, then this whole 'with > > java' freenet can fly to the bit-bucket - good riddance! > > Define "works". As of last time we dealt with it, Freenet did run with > jview and you could request and insert stuff, but because the socket > timeout system was badly broken the node was functioning severely below > par. > > > And, if the Freenet with jview.exe problem is sorted, then why the hell > > bother with finding other versions of java? Maybe stick another option "Use > > windows java interpreter" at the front of the install, so most users won't > > be bothered with a java search at all. > > That way, the install can be truly fast, simple and foolproof, which is what > > I aimed for with the 'with java Freenet' anyway. > > Which is what we tried in the first place, but then we found ourselves > with a network that was grinding to a standstill because of a multitude of > undocumented total fuck ups within that JVM. > > --
