[freenet-dev] Time to reconsider not using java 1.5?

2006-11-02 Thread Florent Daignière (NextGen$)
* toad [2006-11-02 16:22:46]: > On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 10:07:58AM +0100, Florent Daigni?re (NextGen$) wrote: > > * toad [2006-11-02 01:40:09]: > > > > > Should we reconsider our current ban on using java 1.5-specific > > > features, now that Sun has publicly committed to open-sourcing Java? >

[freenet-dev] Time to reconsider not using java 1.5?

2006-11-02 Thread toad
On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 10:07:58AM +0100, Florent Daigni?re (NextGen$) wrote: > * toad [2006-11-02 01:40:09]: > > > Should we reconsider our current ban on using java 1.5-specific > > features, now that Sun has publicly committed to open-sourcing Java? > > Some of the 1.5 language features are *r

[freenet-dev] Time to reconsider not using java 1.5?

2006-11-02 Thread Emanuele Olivetti
toad wrote: > Should we reconsider our current ban on using java 1.5-specific > features, now that Sun has publicly committed to open-sourcing Java? Which kind of license will Sun use? It's currently unknown to me. Could you specify better? I believe it's relevant to start reconsidering the issue.

[freenet-dev] Time to reconsider not using java 1.5?

2006-11-02 Thread Florent Daignière (NextGen$)
* toad [2006-11-02 01:40:09]: > Should we reconsider our current ban on using java 1.5-specific > features, now that Sun has publicly committed to open-sourcing Java? > Some of the 1.5 language features are *really* nice in terms of saving > space and avoiding unnecessary complexity. > > Note th

Re: [freenet-dev] Time to reconsider not using java 1.5?

2006-11-02 Thread NextGen$
* toad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-11-02 16:22:46]: > On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 10:07:58AM +0100, Florent Daignière (NextGen$) wrote: > > * toad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-11-02 01:40:09]: > > > > > Should we reconsider our current ban on using java 1.5-specific > > > features, now that Sun has public

Re: [freenet-dev] Time to reconsider not using java 1.5?

2006-11-02 Thread toad
On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 10:07:58AM +0100, Florent Daignière (NextGen$) wrote: > * toad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-11-02 01:40:09]: > > > Should we reconsider our current ban on using java 1.5-specific > > features, now that Sun has publicly committed to open-sourcing Java? > > Some of the 1.5 langu

Re: [freenet-dev] Time to reconsider not using java 1.5?

2006-11-02 Thread Emanuele Olivetti
toad wrote: Should we reconsider our current ban on using java 1.5-specific features, now that Sun has publicly committed to open-sourcing Java? Which kind of license will Sun use? It's currently unknown to me. Could you specify better? I believe it's relevant to start reconsidering the issue.

[freenet-dev] Time to reconsider not using java 1.5?

2006-11-02 Thread toad
Should we reconsider our current ban on using java 1.5-specific features, now that Sun has publicly committed to open-sourcing Java? Some of the 1.5 language features are *really* nice in terms of saving space and avoiding unnecessary complexity. Note that it may be some time before GCJX ships (an

Re: [freenet-dev] Time to reconsider not using java 1.5?

2006-11-02 Thread NextGen$
* toad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-11-02 01:40:09]: > Should we reconsider our current ban on using java 1.5-specific > features, now that Sun has publicly committed to open-sourcing Java? > Some of the 1.5 language features are *really* nice in terms of saving > space and avoiding unnecessary compl

[freenet-dev] Time to reconsider not using java 1.5?

2006-11-01 Thread Juiceman
I would suggest waiting for Sun to actually do it first. I heard it would happen before January... so we'll know one way or the other soon enough. On 11/1/06, toad wrote: > Should we reconsider our current ban on using java 1.5-specific > features, now that Sun has publicly committed to open-sou

Re: [freenet-dev] Time to reconsider not using java 1.5?

2006-11-01 Thread Juiceman
I would suggest waiting for Sun to actually do it first. I heard it would happen before January... so we'll know one way or the other soon enough. On 11/1/06, toad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Should we reconsider our current ban on using java 1.5-specific features, now that Sun has publicly comm

[freenet-dev] Time to reconsider not using java 1.5?

2006-11-01 Thread toad
Should we reconsider our current ban on using java 1.5-specific features, now that Sun has publicly committed to open-sourcing Java? Some of the 1.5 language features are *really* nice in terms of saving space and avoiding unnecessary complexity. Note that it may be some time before GCJX ships (an