Ted Mittelstaedt ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [050106 06:29]: > It's of course quite legal for end users to download the JDK directly > from Sun and compile it on FreeBSD themselves and then use it.
The main problem with this approach is that it requires a ridiculous amount of jumping through hoops - first you have to install the Linux compatibility interface and libraries (20 megabyte download and a reboot?), *then* the Linux version of Java (large download) because that's needed to run Sun conformance tests (you can only use Java to test Java), *then* the FreeBSD version. Assuming nothing breaks anywhere in the process. It's ridiculous hair-tearing stuff and led me to formulate: "Proprietary software isn't just evil, it's STUPID." (The Linux-compat bit wasn't such a strain for me personally, as my FreeBSD boxes are workstations and I run things like Firefox Linux nightly builds routinely. But for a server doing little other than Java, it's a large amount of cruft to no functional purpose.) - d. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
