Return to BSD News archive
Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!inquo!vyzynz!news.dacom.co.kr!usenet.seri.re.kr!news.cais.net!van-bc!unixg.ubc.ca!news.bc.net!felix.junction.net!not-for-mail 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 Lines: 39 Message-ID: <4mes4v$dbc@sidhe.memra.com> References: <4m6gdj$8h8@sidhe.memra.com> <830995754.1413.0@iiltd.demon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: sidhe.memra.com 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. -- Michael Dillon Voice: +1-604-546-8022 Memra Software Inc. Fax: +1-604-546-3049 http://www.memra.com E-mail: michael@memra.com