FreeBSD Java® Project: JDK® 1.4
December 19, 2005: Greg Lewis has released the eighth patchset (patchlevel 8) for the JDK® 1.4 software. This patchset provides several bug fixes and adds support for DragonFly. Information on downloading the patchset can be found at http://www.eyesbeyond.com/freebsddom/java/jdk14.html.
December 13, 2004: Greg Lewis has released the seventh patchset (patchlevel 7) for the JDK® 1.4 software. This patchset provides several bug fixes, including fixes for the critical security vulnerabilities recently discovered in the browser plugin. Information on downloading the patchset can be found at http://www.eyesbeyond.com/freebsddom/java/jdk14.html.
December 30, 2003: Greg Lewis has released the sixth patchset (patchlevel 6) for the JDK® 1.4 software. This release should be suitable for most applications. The JDK® it produces is de facto compliant, but use in a production environment is still at your own risk. This patchset is mainly a bugfix release over 1.4.2p5. Information on downloading the patchset can be found at http://www.eyesbeyond.com/freebsddom/java/jdk14.html.
November 11, 2003: Greg Lewis has released the fifth patchset (patchlevel 5) for the JDK® 1.4 software. This release updates the JDK® to version 1.4.2. Thanks to a lot of hard work by Alexey Zelkin this release passes Sun's compatibility tests in all but a mixed IPv4 and IPv6 environment. Information on downloading the patchset can be found at http://www.eyesbeyond.com/freebsddom/java/jdk14.html.
October 10, 2003: Greg Lewis has released the fourth patchset (patchlevel 4) for the JDK® 1.4 software. The code is now suitable for most applications, although it does still contain some problems. Browser plugin support works, GCC 3.3 is supported and many bugfixes are included. This patchset is the result of a lot of hard work by the BSD Java Porting Team and continued support from the FreeBSD Foundation. Information on downloading the patchset can be found at http://www.eyesbeyond.com/freebsddom/java/jdk14.html.
March 7, 2003: Greg Lewis has released the third patchset (patchlevel 3) for the JDK® 1.4 software. The code is now ready for general testing, although not all features have been implemented (e.g. plugin, NIO). This patchset is the result of a lot of hard work by Alexey Zelkin. Information on downloading the patchset can be found at http://www.eyesbeyond.com/freebsddom/java/jdk14.html.
February 4, 2003: Greg Lewis has released the second patchset (patchlevel 2) for the JDK® 1.4 software. Please keep in mind that this patchset is still for experienced testers and developers. This patchset is based on JDK® 1.4.1 and is the result of a lot of hard work by Alexey Zelkin. Information on downloading the patchset can be found at http://www.eyesbeyond.com/freebsddom/java/jdk14.html.
November 15, 2002: Greg Lewis has released an initial patchset (patchlevel 1) for the JDK® 1.4.0 software. Keep in mind that it's an initial patchset, so it is supposed for developers (mostly). Patches may be found at http://www.eyesbeyond.com/freebsddom/java/jdk14.html