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From: michael@memra.com (Michael Dillon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Will FreeBSD adopt Java like everybody else?
Date: 3 May 1996 23:06:23 -0700
Organization: Memra Software Inc. - Internet consulting - http://www.memra.com
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References: <4m6gdj$8h8@sidhe.memra.com> <830995754.1413.0@iiltd.demon.co.uk>
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In article <830995754.1413.0@iiltd.demon.co.uk>,
Richard Tobin <richard@interactive.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <4m6gdj$8h8@sidhe.memra.com>,
>Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com> wrote:
>>http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?960430.osvendorsjava.htm
>
>I fear you are a victim of hype.  

Not me.

>The article in question appears to
>be a press-release rehash containing nothing but buzzwords.

In other words, a normal press-release.

>>Will you also be integrating Java with FreeBSD just
>>like everybody else? 
>
>Could you explain just what "integrating Java" with an operating
>system means?

Put it on the 2.2R CD-ROM. Market FreeBSD as an up-to-date O/S that has
integrated JAVA technology for use with WWW servers on the Internet or
intranets as well as for use by JAVA applications developpers. Yadda
yadda yadda.

>As far as I can see, Java is a programming language which already runs
>under FreeBSD.

That's why it should be integrated and a press-release issued to the
computer press who have recently given FreeBSD some top marks in certain
areas. In other words, FreeBSD is being noticed so why not keep up the
momentum.


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