The technical problem of porting Java3D to OS X is trivial and was solved long ago. The problem is that Apple and Sun cannot agree on the license.
On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Russell Power wrote: > I'm interested in this one as well... I've got quite a few OS X users (or > would be users) who don't really care for my hand waving about 'it runs on > everything else, just not OS X'. > > If Sun and Apple aren't going to do anything about this, is it possible that > someone would release a description of the interface needed from the dynamic > libraries, so that someone else could try and get this together? > > --russell > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Simeon H.K. Fitch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 8:56 AM > Subject: [JAVA3D] Who to ping for OS X + Java3D > > > > Anyone know who one should lobby at Apple to get Java3D ported to OS X??? > > It's *got* to be a simple process given that it is 100% OpenGL. I'm dying > to > > chuck my PC and start using my Mac for development, and the lack of Java3D > > is the only thing holding me back arrrrrgh! Plus my clients are staring to > > get interested in the capabilities of the G4, and certainly the thought of > > clusters of Xserve boxen for scientific computing is appealing. > > > > :) > > > > Simeon > > > > /** > > * @author Simeon H.K. Fitch > > * @organization Mustard Seed Software > > * @web http://www.mustardseedsoftware.com > > * @email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > * @voice 210.867.1616 > > * @fax 309.424.4982 > > */ > > > > > =========================================================================== > > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the > body > > of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". > > > > =========================================================================== > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body > of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". > =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".
