Hi - as we have stated in the past, by both Doug and myself, is that we
will
let you know what our plans are with regard to Java 3D once those plans
are approved by Sun management. Without that approval and a plan of
record
we are not going to speculate or give out wrong information.
Stay tuned. Some people may think that they have some sort of inside
information from here at Sun, but unless they are Sun employees they
probably dont have complete information. And, if they were told
something
in confidence or under an NDA, and now report it, they are violating
Sun's trust in them.
N0223108 wrote:
>
> Dear Sir/Madam,
>
> I am a PhD student at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. I have
> carried out some research on applications of Java3D in Spatial Sciences
> and was wondering whether or not the Java 3D API is still being
> supported? I ask this after hearing that it will not be supported in
> future.
>
> Found the following extract from (http://www.j3d.org/faq/intro.html)
>
> EXTRACT-----------------------------------------------------------------
> ---------------
> What is the future of Java 3D?
> Right now, it is in a holding pattern. In July 2003, Sun sacked the two
> remaining fulltime developers and have no plans to replace them. There
> is no development being done, nor bug fixes that we are aware of,
> neither are they actively marketing it at conferences (instead pushing
> the JOGL project). Bugs are being registered and the the official
> mailing list is still going. For comparison, the same thing happened to
> JSDT in late 1998, and there is still no progress or change with no
> developer, no active participation nor any signs that Sun will formally
> announce that It's Dead Jim. If you are looking to start new projects,
> we can't recommend you use Java3D as it's future is so uncertain.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------
>
> Also, does Sun recognize/support JOGL https://jogl.dev.java.net
>
> Your reply will be highly appreciated.
>
> Yours faithfully.
>
> Gobe Hobona
> Research Student
> School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences
> University of Newcastle upon Tyne
>
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