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<P>We would like to have FreeBSD known as the stable &java; platform. 

<P><B>Request for Enhancement to Sun</B>:
<BR>We have petitioned Sun to provide an official FreeBSD port. We are currently
 in <B>2nd</B> place in the vote count.  If you are a member of the Java Develop
er's Connection (it's free), you can vote for it as well <A HREF="http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4288745.html">http://developer.java.sun
.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4288745.html</A>
<P><B>Petition IBM for a port to FreeBSD</B>:
<BR>In October, 1999, IBM released a new version of their IBM Developer Kit for Linux.  We would like to see them release one for FreeBSD.  If anyone has a point of contact in IBM that could spearhead this petition, please let <A HREF="mailto: patrick@FreeBSD.org">Patrick Gardella</A> know. 
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