[indiana-discuss] Indiana and Java

[Luke]

(snip earlier part of thread)

Steffen wrote:

> I know. The question was whether the packages in
> SX-DE are what you are 
> looking for, or if it is something else, so the folks
> who create the 
> repository know what you are interested in.

Which packages are included by default in SX-DE?  (took me a few seconds to guess  what the acronym meant)  I did a quick Google and couldn't find a comprehensive list.
 
> > I'll answer the obvious retort, which is "if you
> think Linux is so much better, why don't you keep
> it?".   The answer is, despite the presently superior
> userland, Linux doesn't have the features that
> Solaris has, such as a superior kernel, DTrace, ZFS,
> Zones, etc.   It's also a single operating system, as
> opposed to the myriad of fragmented distros in the
> Linux world.
> 
> I am glad you are interested in Solaris, and since I
> am not a Java 
> developer, am curious what you would like to have in
> the repository.

Off the top of my head:

1) JDK/JRE 1.4 to 5.0, as well as openjdk 6.0
2) JUnit 3.x and 4.x versions.
3) Netbeans 6.0.1 and 6.1 Beta
4) Eclipse 3.3
5) Ant 1.6.x and 1.7
6) Hibernate
7) Spring
8) Tomcat
9) HSQLDB
10) many other open source Java libraries

Ubuntu's support for Java packages is good, but it's far from perfect.  For instance, they've just added Netbeans 6.0.1, and it's meant to work only with OpenJDK 6.0.   Aside from basic stuff like JUnit and Ant, it doesn't have a whole lot of Java packages.

> I talk about zones, SFM, ZFS, DTrace, Crosbow, LU,
> SVM, resource 
> management, etc. all the time. I'd like to better
> understand what you 
> want and need. And what I need to make sure is
> installed when I talk 
> with developers.

Basically, I'm just a hobbyist who wants to play with different technologies and doesn't want to futz around downloading a bunch of stuff manually.

However, there may be other Java developers that are prospective Indiana users who have more serious requirements.

> > Indiana represents a bold, sincere and focused
> attempt on Sun's part to have the best of both
> worlds.
> 
> I trust the folks responsible appreciate this
> feedback. Thanks!
> 
> Steffen
> 
> > Thanks,
> > Luke
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