On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:

> In message <20000426233207.23351.qmail@hotmail.com>, "John Daniels" writes:
> >Hi:
> >
> 
> >An official Java JDK port to FreeBSD would likely mean that all BSD's would 
> >benefit either by being able to use the FreeBSD port or by being much closer 
> >to a port of their own.  In fact, many who have voted for the RFE have left 
> >comments supporting a port to *BSD, not just FreeBSD.
> >
> >As you may know, Sun recently teamed with Inprise to create an official port 
> >of Java to Linux (building on the work of Blackdown).  The *BSD's, with a 
> >large and loyal base of developers, also deserve an official native version 
> >of Java.
> >


> I'd love a BSD version of the JDK.  But isn't the Linux emulation on NetBSD 
> good enough to let the Linux version run?

what about alpha, sparc, mips?

-Dan