Re: [JAVA3D] Java 3D

[Nikolai V. Chr.]

trz wrote: Michael Pfeiffer wrote: Sorry, what you give aren't information but opinions. Or in other words: you only tell us that "people say, J3D is dead". There is no information about the source where you get this information from (beside the strange "we know it because we heard it"). These are not rumors, i think mail posted in this list in the past months are "best available infos" about java3d state. This is an official comment from Sun, so please stop saying they have not released official info: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael A. Schulman wrote: -------------------------- Recently there has been much discussion regarding the future of Java 3D (TM) and Java for OpenGL (JOGL). We wanted to give you an update on this. Java 3D is a mature and stable product. There are many applications that use Java 3D and we are pleased with its acceptance. We have just released version 1.3.1 which we believe is very stable and robust. Our plans are to maintain Java 3D should any serious bugs or issues appear. Should this change, we will let you know. Java for OpenGL (R) (jogl) ( http://jogl.dev.java.net/ ) is a Java binding for the OpenGL API. Sun has released this binding to the open source community. Our plans are to solicit feedback from the community regarding this binding and to incorporate this feedback into the jogl library. As has been noted, jogl and Java 3D are complementary technologies. Each fit the needs of different types of applications and developers. Support of one does not imply non-support for the other. -- ------------------- Michael A. Schulman Product Line Manager - Media Tools and API's Sun Microsystems 12 Network Circle Menlo Park CA 94025 Direct: 650-786-0529 FAX: 650-786-6455 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ There you have it. Official confirmation they plan on continuing to support Java3D at least for bugfixes. ---------------------------------------------- Nikolai V. Christensen, Computer Engineer, Simulation and Training department IFAD, Forskerparken 10A, DK-5230 Odense M Denmark, EU Phone: +45 63 15 71 31 Fax: +45 65 93 29 99 WWWeb: http://www.ifad.dk e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------- =========================================================================== 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".