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On 17-11-16 15:17:15, William L. Thomson Jr. wrote: |
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> Just as a heads up, pass it along. For anyone interested. It will be |
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> some time before Java 9 is available on Gentoo. It will take |
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> considerable work to get it unmasked and safe for use. |
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> Once in tree masked, it will likely be very painful for anyone who does |
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> unmask. You have been forewarned!!! |
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> NOT FUD! |
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> Constructive heads up as to the factual state of things. If |
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> you would like to see them change. Talk to Chewi/James Le Cuirot. He |
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> will need lots of help! Even with others I guestimate a month or more |
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> before it can be unmasked. Once its added to tree... |
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> William L. Thomson Jr. |
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You seem to know a bit about this, has there been a bug made outlining |
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the troubles we will encounter as you know them? It's nice to have a |
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warning, but sounding alarmist without concrete help doesn't actually |
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help all that much. |
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Matthew Thode (prometheanfire) |
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