[ale] Sun,Linux,Java, oh my

[subash at skyline.external.hp.com (Prasanna Subash)]

Yeah, they used to have it enabled to support java via Kaffe, in the 2.2 
kernel series. As java fell out of its vogue, that has been deprecated in the 
kernel. I remember when 2.2 was released all magazines talking about OS level 
java support.

On Sunday 11 August 2002 18:10, phrostie wrote:
> i seem to recall there being an option for this already.
> next time you build a kernel look for something called alternate binary
> support or something like that.
>
> On Sunday 11 August 2002 13:45, you wrote:
> > So I was just reading a post on slashdot about Sun maybe releasing their
> > own brand of Linux, and I got to thinking, would there be anyway to write
> > a kernel mod that would directly support Java code. Basically to fuse
> > Java(JVM) into the core of Linux to make it REALLY fast, more server side
> > apps than client apps.  Or just a way in general to really tie the two
> > together and make it fly? Any thoughts? Or maybe even rewrite the Kernel
> > so that it nativly supported Java class files, or maybe kinda like an
> > applicance type thing.
> >
> > Just some thoughts...what do you guys/gals think...
> >
> > PS I will send a shinny new penny to anybody who can tell me(with out
> > cheating), what Sun stands for.
> >
> > --cade
> >
> > On Linux vs Windows
> > ==================
> > Remember, amateurs built the Ark, Professionals built the Titanic!
> > ==================
> >
> >
> >
> >
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