* Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxx> [2005-02-21 17:17]: > On Mon, Feb 21, 2005 at 04:33:54PM -0500, Andrew Overholt wrote: > > If Eclipse goes then so does all of the Java stuff since Eclipse is our > > bytecode compiler. [...] > Java can all live in a java repository. There is a vast amount of it and we > don't have room. I would like to see at least a minimal free Java toolchain/environment in Fedora. This is a slippery slope that leads to language-ism, IMHO. Why stop with Java? Let's put all python stuff in its own repository as well. > Not only that but a java repository set has a natural focus and since > most of it is in java it can run asynchronously to the OS updates too Except for the natively-compiled stuff. Plus, I believe Sopwith said this kind of 3rd party repository isn't possible ATM. Andrew
