Description: Over the last several years, Java has gained huge momentum and matured into an excellent server-side language because of the following advantages: Industry commitment Security and encryption services Reliability Performance Scalability Distributed programming models Several of us have taken this initiative one step further and have embarked on the path to certify a build of the Java Development Kit (JDK) for FreeBSD. In this article, we will look at the path taken by these individuals, the different installation options, and how to compile and install a native version of the 1.3 JDK.
