I think you dont overstate the problem. A quick look on the ibm donload page http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/index.html?S_TACT=105AGX02&S_CMP= HP shows the same problem. You get all versions for ix systems. but only the java runtime for windows. I remember that I tried to get an ibm windows sdk and this was a little bit tricky (It is possible but I dont rember how to).
Anyway, supporting 2 java versions is a good idea, developing with the older version und checking builds with the newer one. Andrea Aime writes: > Andrea Aime ha scritto: >> Christian Müller ha scritto: > >> Makes sense. Wondering how we'd go about dealing with java 5 not being >> downloadable anymore from Sun sites. My worry is more or less about >> how hard it is to get new developers contributing to GeoTools (anyone >> of us already has copies of Java 5 lying around, we're not the problem) > > I'm actually overstating the problem. It's not like it's impossible to > get, Sun just made it hard. You have to: > - go into the "previous releases" section at the top of the Java 6 > download page > - fill a form telling Sun that yes, you really want to download it > and provide your mail address > - get the mail that in fact contains this direct link: > http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/5u22/jdk > - finally download the software > > I guess we could just publish the link in our developer guide > (it has no access restrictions that I can see, nor the mail contains > any request not to redistribute the link) > > Cheers > Andrea > > -- > Andrea Aime > OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org > Expert service straight from the developers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Geotools-devel mailing list Geotools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
