Subject: RE: Java stuff
To: None <port-arm32@NetBSD.ORG>
From: None <James.Hunter@nestlegb.nestle.com>
List: port-arm32
Date: 05/15/1997 09:58:00
>Production NCs by definition will run Java.

I thought some models weren't going to have java or was that an earlier
version
of the NC reference design?

>Needing to *run* Java at the server end is pretty rare - all you usually
>need to do is serve it which basically any web server can do (I assume you
>are thinking of java applets on web pages or pulled down via web space).
>
>Things people might use Java on the server for are if they have Java server
>programs (e.g. a java chat server or java based database interface) - not
>stuff most public servers do and all of which can be done in C(++).
>
>In short it's probable that you don't actually *need* a Java port to
>RiscBSD to do what you want.

You do still need to be able to compile java though - aren't some bits
of the
JDK actually written in Java?

James