Jeff Spaleta wrote:
On 11/13/06, Otto Rey <otto_rey(a)yahoo.com.ar> wrote:
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> +1 Include Sun JDK in Fedora
> +1 Move Gcj to Extras
>
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> From: Warren Togami <wtogami(a)redhat.com>
> Keep in mind that bits don't land until March 2007.
Keep in mind that any such actions will have to be in a post fc7
timeframe if Warren's statement is correct and the re-licensed code
isn't publically available until March 2007. A detailed discussion as
to what to do is a bit premature until we have the re-licensed code in
hand. I really think it would be a bad idea to rely on a promise to
re-license, to make technical decisions which could impact the fc7
release. Its enough to know everyone is aware about it and the
timescales involved. Work on gcj can't stop if Sun's relicensed
release isn't available soon enough for the fc7 testing timeframe.
-jef"Dates slip...even if Sun is serious this time about open sourcing
java...you can't count on them holding to a specific date of
availability this far out in the process"spaleta
Agreed, what is however very interesting is one of the parts released
under the GPL NOW, the hotspot vm, which according to SUN's FAQ:
"Q:
What is the Java HotSpot virtual machine? What can developers do with
this component?
A:
Java HotSpot is Sun's implementation of the Java virtual machine. The
Java HotSpot VM includes the core execution engine for the Java
platform, including:
* dynamic compilers that convert Java bytecodes into optimized
native machine code on supported hardware platforms
* memory management and garbage collection subsystems
* threads and synchronization
* monitoring, debugging, and profiling telemetry
* parts of the Java security architecture including the bytecode
verifier"
I'm especially hoping that the "parts of the Java security architecture
including the bytecode verifier" will help us get a gcj-web-plugin for
FC-7.
Regards,
Hans