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Rich Freeman <rich0 <at> gentoo.org> writes: |
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> I won't disagree that most Gentoo devs tend to dislike Java. Half the |
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> reason we use github as much as we do is because the alternatives |
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> mostly use Java and infra doesn't want to touch it with a ten foot |
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> pole, and neither do any volunteers, really. |
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BGO 523412 Apache-Sparc uses icedtea, |
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just so you know. Apache Sparc is what makes many cluster codes run |
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orders of magnitude faster as it is a critical "in-memory" technology |
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developed by amp-labs. |
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I really do agree we need some knowledgable java coders to join the |
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the java project, but all I can do is hack at java like any other PL |
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that I have not used enough. Still that, is no excuse for the orphaning |
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and soon to follow cleanse-removal of critical packages such as icedtea, |
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imho. Lack of robust support for java, holds gentoo back, more than |
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any other issue, imho. Java is everywhere and in just about all |
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corporations, governments and many big projects. Avoidance of java |
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characterizes gentoo to the point of ridicule, in my experiences... |
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YMMV. |
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hth, |
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James |
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