On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:21:51 -0400 Jerry <ges...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:50:03 +0200 > Achilleas Mantzios <ach...@matrix.gatewaynet.com> articulated: > > >________ Wednesday 17 March 2010 20:57:59 __/__ Jason Garrett ____________: > >> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 09:15, Programmer In Training > >> <p...@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> wrote: > >> > I don't know if I should also cc the maintainer for FF3.6, but I'm > >> > posting here. Hopefully they'll see it. > >> > > >> > When will we have an updated Java for use in Firefox 3.6? I guess I > >> > could downgrade back to 3.5 if absolutely necessary, but I'd > >> > rather not. Though I imagine an upgraded java would mean I would > >> > have to recompile OOo, too. ): > > >> I am also interested. I believe that sun's java is up to Update 18 > >> for 1.6. Port shows Update 3. > >> > >> Also CC'ing freebsd-java into this. I don't do much code, but I am > >> willing to do everything I can to help out. > > > I think generally this is a problem for people who have to support old > > apps with applets (i am one of them). > > But nowadays, javascript can do many of the things java was used to > > achieve. (and its not so ugly once you get to learn it) > > At some point a rational person realizes that it is time to move on. > Progress is achieved by striving forward; not looking backwards. I fail > to see any logical reason why a fully up-to-date version of Java cannot > be included into the ports system and thereby enable the users of the > latest version of Firefox, and perhaps other programs, to benefit > from its presents. > > FreeBSD has always lagged far behind in its released versions of Java > as opposed to Sun's released versions. Since it appears that FreeBSD is > lagging behind, there is no reason to work on any of the intermediate > versions, but rather concentrate on the latest released version; > thereby benefiting its user base. >
Put your money where your mouth is and provide patches. --- Gary Jennejohn _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
