February 01, 2011
Mark Wielaard: New GPG key.
Finally created a new GPG key using gnupg. The old one was a DSA/1024 bits one and 8 years old. The new one is a RSA/2048 bits one. I will use the new one in the future to sign any release tarballs I might create. pub 2048R/57816A6A 2011-01-29 Key f...
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February 01, 2011
Andrew Hughes: [SECURITY] IcedTea6 1.7.8, 1.8.5, 1.9.5 Released!.
We are pleased to announce a new set of security releases, IcedTea6 1.7.8, IcedTea6 1.8.5 and IcedTea6 1.9.5.
This update contains the following security updates:
The IcedTea project provides a harness to build the source code from OpenJDK6 u...
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Poll Result: Most Consider the OpenJDK for Mac OS Announcement Great News
A majority of people who voted in last week's java.net poll consider the Oracle and Apple Announcement regarding an OpenJDK Project for Mac OS X to be "great news" both for Java and for the OpenJDK. A total of 284 votes were cast, with the following results:
What's your view of the OpenJDK for Mac OS announcement?
56% (159 votes) - It's great news for Java and for the OpenJDK
22% (63 votes) - It's good news
7% (19 votes) - I'm surprised by this news
4% (11 votes) - I doubt this can work
7% (20 votes) - Who cares?
3% (9 votes) - I don't know
1% (3 votes) - Other
Combining the first two options, 78% of the voters consider the announcement good or great news. Only 4% have doubts about whether development of Java for Mac OS within the OpenJDK project can work. Some of the 7% who selected "I'm surprised by this news" might harbor doubts as well.
To me, this announced plan seems uncharacteristic of Apple, which famously enshrouds its proprietary property in a veil of secrecy. Will it be possible to develop an efficient Java for Mac OS without a detailed blueprint of low-level Mac OS features and functionality? Or is Apple going to provide the necessary information to the OpenJDK project? Or, perhaps I am just exhibiting my lack of awareness about Mac OS development (I've never developed on the Mac platform), and everything needed to develop Java for Mac OS is already publicly available?...
Date: November, 22 2010
Url: http://www.java.net/blog/editor/archive/2010/11/22/poll-result-most-consider-openjdk-mac-os-announcement-great-news
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