Re: [freenet-chat] Embedded Java Interpreter

[Tavin Cole <tavin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Compiling with gcj may allow us to cross-compile a Windows binary executable
sooner or later.

On Mon, Feb 26, 2001 at 10:42:43AM +1300, David McNab wrote:
> I've sent this to 'chat' because I thought it's not 'technical enough' for freenet-devl.
> 
> I must praise the vast improvement which occurred in Freenet from 0.2 to 0.3.
> 
> Freenet is getting dangerously close to being easily usable in the mainstream (ie for lobotomized windoze users), especially with Michael's nice email-to-web keyserver.
> 
> If this is the desired direction for Freenet, then there's one thing I'd like to suggest...
> 
> Is there any way to embed a Java interpreter into the Freenet servent? Is there a GPL java which would consent to this?
> 
> Otherwise, could it be possible to bundle in a java with the freenet installation program?
> 
> Why I ask this is that (IMHO) there's a significant number of Window$ users who will lose interest if they have to traverse several web pages in search of a Java interpreter, or whose eyes will glaze over at the installation window which asks them to choose a java interpreter. Also, the javas that are built into Windoze don't seem to work properly (at least not on Win2k). The Sun java runtime env works perfectly.
> 
> With java embedded, then the word java would not even need to be mentioned on the main Freenet web pages, and Freenet would appear as yet another easily downloadable and installable window$ app.
> 
> I suggest that the majority of Window$ users will feel no need for java, except for running Freenet (that is, unless someone implements a native Win32 version of Freenet).
> 
> Cheers
> David
> 

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