Re: Java 1.2 & 1.3 'in' testing

2001-03-15 Thread Artur Radosz
Juergen Kreileder wrote: > > Artur> btw. are you licensing (plans to license) java webstart? > > Yes. Could i help in work on this package? > > > Juergen > slu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Importance of a free jvm

2001-03-15 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Fri, 16 Mar 2001 9:59:42 EAT Alan KF LAU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Alex, I shouldn't have judge your opinion by your experience in Java > programming, my apology. As long as you are programming in java we are > happy to discuss here. I change the title so as to stop the flame from > co

Importance of a free jvm

2001-03-15 Thread Alan KF LAU
Hi Alex, I shouldn't have judge your opinion by your experience in Java programming, my apology. As long as you are programming in java we are happy to discuss here. I change the title so as to stop the flame from continuing. > Unless I'm mistaken, changes to the core Java APIs are slowing dow

Re: Importance of a free jvm

2001-03-15 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Fri, 16 Mar 2001 9:59:42 EAT Alan KF LAU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Alex, I shouldn't have judge your opinion by your experience in Java > programming, my apology. As long as you are programming in java we are > happy to discuss here. I change the title so as to stop the flame from > c

xalan, xerces, svgslides -- whence javax/xml/transform?

2001-03-15 Thread Mark W. Eichin
I'm trying to package (for my own use, unless it turns out the license permits otherwise, but it doesn't seem to) Sun's SVGslides system. This uses Apache FOP, Xalan, and Xerces... However, the version of xalan included in the FOP 0.17.0 release also includes javax/xml/parsers/ and javax/xml/trans

Re: Java 1.2 & 1.3 'in' testing

2001-03-15 Thread Juergen Kreileder
> "Artur" == Artur Radosz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Artur> What about extensions that you are porting? Java 2 and all optional packages we have can go into non-free. Artur> btw. are you licensing (plans to license) java webstart? Yes. Juergen -- Juergen Kreileder, Blac

Importance of a free jvm

2001-03-15 Thread Alan KF LAU
Hi Alex, I shouldn't have judge your opinion by your experience in Java programming, my apology. As long as you are programming in java we are happy to discuss here. I change the title so as to stop the flame from continuing. > Unless I'm mistaken, changes to the core Java APIs are slowing do

xalan, xerces, svgslides -- whence javax/xml/transform?

2001-03-15 Thread Mark W. Eichin
I'm trying to package (for my own use, unless it turns out the license permits otherwise, but it doesn't seem to) Sun's SVGslides system. This uses Apache FOP, Xalan, and Xerces... However, the version of xalan included in the FOP 0.17.0 release also includes javax/xml/parsers/ and javax/xml/tran

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Seth Arnold
[Alex, please wrap your lines at 74 characters. Thank you.] * Alexander Hvostov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010315 11:51]: > On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 06:15:53 -0500 > Benjamin Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i think a better question is why has this thread been going on this long? > If you want to know

Re: Java 1.2 & 1.3 'in' testing

2001-03-15 Thread Juergen Kreileder
> "Artur" == Artur Radosz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Artur> What about extensions that you are porting? Java 2 and all optional packages we have can go into non-free. Artur> btw. are you licensing (plans to license) java webstart? Yes. Juergen -- Juergen Kreileder, Bla

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Seth Arnold
[Alex, please wrap your lines at 74 characters. Thank you.] * Alexander Hvostov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010315 11:51]: > On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 06:15:53 -0500 > Benjamin Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i think a better question is why has this thread been going on this long? > If you want to kno

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:59:08 EAT Alan KF LAU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I _am_ a Java programmer. Insult me like that again, and I'll give you a > > well-deserved line in my .procmailrc. > I'm just curious, what _kind_ of java programmer you are? You don't need > to test compability among diff

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:43:41 EAT Alan KF LAU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And I'm guessing this guy(you, Alex) thought java.security only apply to web > application. > > On the contrary, you can lift many of the security measure in writing > web-based applets as the browser VM already restrict a

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 06:15:53 -0500 Benjamin Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > of what relevance is this to the discussion of java on debian? > > i think a better question is why has this thread been going on this long? > > if everyone can answer the first question with "none" and the second

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:38:11 EAT Alan KF LAU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are being deliberately provocative. Of course one can build a > > serious application without java.security. One can even build a > > secure application without it, though java.security gives you better > > control.

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:59:08 EAT Alan KF LAU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I _am_ a Java programmer. Insult me like that again, and I'll give you a > > well-deserved line in my .procmailrc. > I'm just curious, what _kind_ of java programmer you are? You don't need > to test compability among dif

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:43:41 EAT Alan KF LAU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And I'm guessing this guy(you, Alex) thought java.security only apply to web > application. > > On the contrary, you can lift many of the security measure in writing > web-based applets as the browser VM already restrict a

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 06:15:53 -0500 Benjamin Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > of what relevance is this to the discussion of java on debian? > > i think a better question is why has this thread been going on this long? > > if everyone can answer the first question with "none" and the second

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alexander Hvostov
On Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:38:11 EAT Alan KF LAU <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are being deliberately provocative. Of course one can build a > > serious application without java.security. One can even build a > > secure application without it, though java.security gives you better > > control.

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Eric Molitor
On Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 05:47:12PM +0300, Alan KF LAU wrote: > > This quite misleading. As far as I know, the Microsoft contract > > referred to has only funded a very small part of Kaffe. (I have had > > contact with Tim Wilkinson and Kaffe since before there was a > > Transvirtual, and in fact

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Eric Molitor
On Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 05:47:12PM +0300, Alan KF LAU wrote: > > This quite misleading. As far as I know, the Microsoft contract > > referred to has only funded a very small part of Kaffe. (I have had > > contact with Tim Wilkinson and Kaffe since before there was a > > Transvirtual, and in fact

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Benjamin Black
of what relevance is this to the discussion of java on debian? i think a better question is why has this thread been going on this long? if everyone can answer the first question with "none" and the second with "i don't know", then perhaps we can stop this flame war. what do you guys think? tak

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alan KF LAU
> I assume you mean "doubt" instead of "suspect". Thanks. > "commercial-level" does not mean "in-house, transaction-based". > And of course one can build commercial-level "in-house" transaction-based > without java.security - it just makes some things easier. Your point is? > Let's see: C do

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alan KF LAU
Alex, do you have reading problem? Do you need me to finger-point what was his argument? First: > > Java programs than me. And I have to admit my lack of competence, too. > > Certainly, you can run Freenet, xt or Cocoon with kaffe. Second: > > > If this were the case, why does GNU seem to > > >

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alan KF LAU
> I _am_ a Java programmer. Insult me like that again, and I'll give you a > well-deserved line in my .procmailrc. I'm just curious, what _kind_ of java programmer you are? You don't need to test compability among different VMs; you can do without java.security and work with Kaffe happily. You don'

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alan KF LAU
> This quite misleading. As far as I know, the Microsoft contract > referred to has only funded a very small part of Kaffe. (I have had > contact with Tim Wilkinson and Kaffe since before there was a > Transvirtual, and in fact was involved in some early of funding of > Kaffe, when I worked at Cy

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alan KF LAU
And I'm guessing this guy(you, Alex) thought java.security only apply to web application. On the contrary, you can lift many of the security measure in writing web-based applets as the browser VM already restrict a lot of local/remote access. I just wrote a small database front end without java.s

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alan KF LAU
> You are being deliberately provocative. Of course one can build a > serious application without java.security. One can even build a > secure application without it, though java.security gives you better > control. A compiler, a word-processor, an editor, or any single-user > application should

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Benjamin Black
of what relevance is this to the discussion of java on debian? i think a better question is why has this thread been going on this long? if everyone can answer the first question with "none" and the second with "i don't know", then perhaps we can stop this flame war. what do you guys think?

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alan KF LAU
> I assume you mean "doubt" instead of "suspect". Thanks. > "commercial-level" does not mean "in-house, transaction-based". > And of course one can build commercial-level "in-house" transaction-based > without java.security - it just makes some things easier. Your point is? > Let's see: C d

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alan KF LAU
Alex, do you have reading problem? Do you need me to finger-point what was his argument? First: > > Java programs than me. And I have to admit my lack of competence, too. > > Certainly, you can run Freenet, xt or Cocoon with kaffe. Second: > > > If this were the case, why does GNU seem to > >

Re: Java 1.2 & 1.3 'in' testing

2001-03-15 Thread Artur Radosz
Juergen Kreileder wrote: The basic answer[1] is yes, the packages can go into Debian non-free. I just want to have an amendment to the license which explicitly says that it's legal, it might take a few days more to get this done. So how do we go on? Stephen, you're a Debian developer and a Blackdo

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alan KF LAU
> I _am_ a Java programmer. Insult me like that again, and I'll give you a > well-deserved line in my .procmailrc. I'm just curious, what _kind_ of java programmer you are? You don't need to test compability among different VMs; you can do without java.security and work with Kaffe happily. You don

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alan KF LAU
> This quite misleading. As far as I know, the Microsoft contract > referred to has only funded a very small part of Kaffe. (I have had > contact with Tim Wilkinson and Kaffe since before there was a > Transvirtual, and in fact was involved in some early of funding of > Kaffe, when I worked at C

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alan KF LAU
And I'm guessing this guy(you, Alex) thought java.security only apply to web application. On the contrary, you can lift many of the security measure in writing web-based applets as the browser VM already restrict a lot of local/remote access. I just wrote a small database front end without java.

Re: Quitting debian-java

2001-03-15 Thread Alan KF LAU
> You are being deliberately provocative. Of course one can build a > serious application without java.security. One can even build a > secure application without it, though java.security gives you better > control. A compiler, a word-processor, an editor, or any single-user > application shoul