From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GcRTy-0007dc-Ay for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:58:44 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with SMTP id k9OIvhEn021556; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:57:43 GMT Received: from relay12-159.bu.edu (relay12-159.bu.edu [128.197.159.81]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k9OIvglI012256 for ; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:57:42 GMT X-Envelope-From: gmishkin@acs.bu.edu Received: from [168.122.248.80] (busw044-0b01-dhcp80.bu.edu [168.122.248.80]) by relay12-159.bu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k9OIuBqK020921; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:56:11 -0400 Message-ID: <453E61CB.70706@acs.bu.edu> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:56:11 -0400 From: Geoff Mishkin User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20061001) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-java@gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mike Pagano CC: gentoo-java@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-java] Java 6.0 or 1.6 References: <453E50D2.1040200@btinternet.com> <453E5BFC.6080303@gentoo.org> In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.94.1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 24fe581f-4655-43e6-88ad-4b5b5e20394e X-Archives-Hash: f878deaa00d4f239881490db667c8d20 The idea from what I understand is that the 1.6 release will be a lot easier. --Geoff Mishkin Mike Pagano wrote: > On 10/24/06, Joshua Nichols wrote: >> David Beer wrote: >> > Hi Guys >> > >> > I know we have just moved to a new java system, I just wondered when >> > the first release of jdk 6.0 would be available for gentoo users? >> > >> The last release date I heard was sometime in Decemeber. We will be >> making it available shortly after they do a DLJ release (under the >> license that lets us mirror the files). The DLJ release shouldn't lag >> beyond their normal release, but 1.5.0.09 has been out for a few weeks, >> with no sign of a DLJ release. >> >> -- >> Joshua Nichols >> Gentoo/Java - Project Lead >> >> -- >> gentoo-java@gentoo.org mailing list >> >> > > Much thanks and appreciation to the Gentoo java Team for their work on > 1.5. > > I am in no rush to see 1.6, but as a developer I am just curious to > know how you feel about the design and implementation decisions you > made for 1.5. Do you feel it will facilitate the release of 1.6 > quicker and easier for your guys or do you expect a smaller but > similar amount of work to do before it can be released for Gentoo > users? -- gentoo-java@gentoo.org mailing list