javax.script rhino (javascript) support added

[Andrew John Hughes]

On 24/06/2008, David Herron <David.Herron at sun.com> wrote:
> Andrew John Hughes wrote:
>
> > 2008/6/23 Dalibor Topic <Dalibor.Topic at sun.com>:
> >
> >
> > > Mark Wielaard wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > OT, but the mention of binary plugs in the slides made me question
> > whether they are  still relevant given IcedTea passed
> > the JCK without any?  For OpenJDK6, is this now just the optional SNMP
> > support?  It would be good if someone could
> > make it clear what's still needed for OpenJDK6 and OpenJDK7 (which
> > seem to differ in this respect too).
> > IcedTea probably needs a cleanout in terms of long-dead binary plugs
> > it still tries to provide.
> >
> >
>
>  The slides were originally written in Feb/March back when we still needed
> the plugs.  And at the time of JavaOne none of us had incorporated Gervill.
> I did say in the session that we were all on the verge of being 100% and
> that soon the plugs wouldn't be required.
>

Well, we've always done it without plugs, but then we're crazy Free
Software people... ;)

>  Duke is bald and every time I see 'plugs' it makes me think of hair plugs
> and Duke with hair doesn't make sense.  So of course the plugs have to go.
>

Ha ha, that's just hilarious! I love the image.

>  - David Herron
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Andrew :-)

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