Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 22:50:51 -0800 (PST)
From: Steve Byrne <sbb@ecomcon.sbay.org>
To: sml13@cornell.edu
Subject: Re: Sun's Commitment to Port JDK 1.2 to Linux

sml13@cornell.edu writes:
 > My understanding (this release that you link to is very nebulous...it 
 > doesn't really say the level of support) from what SB has said on this 
 > list is that they are just giving the team early-access to the source 
 > code AND the compatibility checker (JCK).  Is this all they are doing, or 
 > are there engineers at Sun Micro actually writing Linux code?  And, will 
 > this port be advertised/available on Sun's page with the other ports 
 > (Solaris and Windows)?  Steve?

There are actual engineers @ Sun who are writing code.  We'd be nowhere near as
far along as we are without their help.  

It is my belief that the Linux port will be advertized along with the other
licensees ports on Sun's Java ports page.

Steve