[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] State of Java on the maemo platform

[From: Erik Hovland]

On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 11:07:05PM +0000, Peter Robinson wrote:
> This list would be the best and from the last I saw on the list there
> still isn't any working java. From the last I saw javame r2 oss should
> compile on arm but I'm yet too see anyone try.
> 
> I doubt with the 4+ variants of 'mobile linux' that have sprung up in
> the last year or so (maemo, openmoko, formerly palm access platform
> and the other which includes moto etc) it will be long before
> something emerges though.

And J2ME source should now be available:
http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/

It would be possible to attempt a community port and make it a part of
maemo garage even if Sun or Nokia didn't do the work themselves.

E

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