Re: Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5 Developer Preview (9M3092)

Mike Swingler wrote:
> Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 5 updates Java SE 6, Java SE 5.0 and 
> J2SE 1.4 to deliver improved compatibility, security, and address a 
> number of regressions. This preview requires Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later. 
> Please read the Release Notes for more details, even if you can't 
> install the build.

I think a lot more people would be willing to "take the leap" to a 
preview release if there was some kind of rollback/uninstall mechanism 
that could restore the previous version of Java.
This goes for the entire operating system of course. It's very easy to 
install software, but very hard to remove it if it contains more than a 
single component (like a .app). Even Windows has better mechanisms for this.

I'm very hesitant myself. Even though I'd love to help out in finding 
bugs and improve the quality of Java on Mac OS X, I also need to be able 
to do my work. You don't often have a dedicated machine that you can use 
for testing new software updates from Apple (at least not when you're a 
single developer, or work at a small company).

I think Apple should be concerned... what happened in Java Update 4 
shows clearly what can happen when not enough people are willing to test 
a new update.

Regards,

- Erik
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