Mac os x and java 5

Hello, 

I'm dealing at the moment to sell my old ibm laptop which runs under
debian und jump to mac os x. linux is a nice on desktop but not on a
laptop. one big problem is that i'm a java hacker, and it's really
necessary that java 5 is working on it as soon as possible. it's not
very easy to find detailed information about when java 5 is released
on mac os x. can anyone help me ? i know just only in the moment
there's a backport for anotation support to java 1.4 and i think a
beta version of java 5.

thanks a lot, 

michael

It's typical for new Apple releases of Java to be delayed a bit vs Sun
releases.  The same thing happened with 1.4.   If you want access to
pre-release versions of 1.5, join ADC.   Otherwise, if you really need
the new features immediately, stay with linux or solaris.

As for exactly when 1.5 will be officially released, I don't think it's
been announced.  Random guess: it will be released when Tiger is.

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Capitalize, dude!

That said, there are a few facts open to the public.

1.  Rumor sites have noted a Java 5.0 release as part of Tiger.  For 
example, < http://www.**--****.com/ ; and 
< http://www.**--****.com/ ;

2.  Tiger is due to ship in the "first half of 2005", which means no 
more than a few months to wait if it is part of the official release.

3.  Tiger is being seeded to developers now, so if you snag an early 
start kit or otherwise sign up as a select developer, you can get access 
to Tiger right away.

So, if the rumor sites are right, then you need either to become a 
Select member right now, or to wait until Tiger ships.


People who actually know the release schedule and the truth behind the 
rumors cannot comment, as that is forbidden by their NDA.  Referring to 
public sources is, of course, acceptable, but commenting beyond that is 
unwise.

Scott

> So, if the rumor sites are right, then you need either to become a 

it bit wired, it looks like tiger comes with tigr (codename java 5)
:-). thanks for the info, is the developer helpful or is just to
getting some pre release or beta version ?

cheers, 

michael

Check out developer.apple.com and see :-)

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