[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> No, to everyone's disappointment, they do not. Linux support is number
> one (by a friggin' huge margin--like six or seven to one) on the JDC bug
> parade at developer.javasoft.com, but as of yet (as far as I know) no
> official announcements have been made about Linux support. Too much of a
> threat to Solaris, I guess.
That's not how they see it. Remember JavaSoft != SunSoft. They're not even
located in the same campus: JavaSoft is in Cupertino, with one of the buildings
directly across the street from Apple's main campus. SunSoft is (I believe)
located in the Menlo Park complex, with the rest of Sun (well, the majority
anyway), about 20 or 30 minutes away by car. SunSoft may indeed be interested
in protecting its Solaris asset; JavaSoft (as if I can speak for the whole
division) does not really care.
Believe me, they *know* this is a big issue for the Linux community! It's not
like they're unaware of it. That's why the VP of engineering @ JavaSoft asked
me specifically if I could take the time to become the licensee for the 1.2 JDK
for the purpose of getting it ported to Linux, with the goal of releasing it as
near to the time when JDK 1.2 ships as possible. Taking this one step is
extremely significant, and is way beyond what we've had in the past, where we
had to get source releases *after* the release became available, and then
scramble to make them work on Linux. Now we have pre-release sources, and the
much coveted (as I mentioned in other messages) JCK. Apart from having
physicial access to the core engineering team @ JavaSoft, there's not much more
that we could ask for. And it preserves one of the hallmarks of the Linux
community: creating great things through volunteerism.
> >
> > Baron Roberts Phone (650) 933-1653
Hey, Baron, didn't we use to work together in building 1? Or maybe
that new one that I think was called 14?
Steve
