It's not hard to run the tests, it just takes some time.
It is somewhat hard (if not expensive) if you haven't already
purchased Tiger.
This seems like a red herring, from a developer perspective.
Developers have to fork over the cash for the tools they need for the
job. Our users may choose not to upgrade, and developers must make
decisions about the earliest platform they support, but if our
customers might buy the latest and greatest, we developers have to
test on it.
If I recall correctly, you said that you do not currently have any
Mac customers you are trying to support. I also recall that you do
not use a mac if you can help it, and that you reccomend against Mac
purchases, on the basis of their Java policy. Certainly, that is
your right, but it does make me wonder what market you might
represent to Apple, and Apple java developers, and thus what benefit
you get from being on java-dev? After all, all current Java
development on the platform is taking place two operating system
releases later than yours.
I believe you said it as 'lackluster support of Java and Java
developers', but if you are not working with 10.4, you are not
working where they are supporting Java developers. I am not saying
you are wrong, though I disagree. I _am_ saying that you are not in
their target market.
Perhaps IBM, or Apache will end up porting a VM - they certainly
could were they minded to. Until they do, though, Apple's java
development is driven by Apple's priorities. Previously, you have
said that your priorities are to prevent the sale of Apple gear -
hardly something designed to make them listen to you on what would
sell Macs.
I do understand not liking a platform - I am not fond of Windows and
I do not use it if I can avoid it. My local Windows machine runs
win2k, which works for the clients I have that need windows support.
When they need xp support, I will upgrade. That said, I do not hang
out in Windows-specific fora, as it would do neither them nor me any
good. I do hang out in Java fora, and in Mac fora, as those are
where my customers hang out.
Scott
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