Subject: Re: JDK1.1.6 - problems under X?
To: Scott Bartram <scottb@iis.com>
From: Scott Ellis <scotte@warped.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/26/1999 13:04:36
From: "Scott Bartram" <scottb@iis.com>
> > Bruce Martin wrote:
> > - are there any plans to port later JDKs (1.2 in particular) to
> > NetBSD/i386?
>
> My work on the JDK 1.2 port has been suspended, hopefully temporarily. I
> have been informed by Sun that the new "Community Source" license
prohibits
> redistribution of *any* binaries even for non-commercial use. We could
> redistribute the patches (Sun even volunteered to host them) but anyone
> that wanted the JDK would have to build it themselves - not a very good
> solution.
I just wanted to chime in that I don't think that's all to terrible. In
fact, I've always wished that the 1.1.x source patches were available as
well.
Scott