Yes, but it's virtual
You run it on linux and pretend it's running on minix

If Sun, IBM or others don't make it for Minix. One could port a free JVM
such as http://www.kaffe.org/doc/port-kaffe/port-kaffe-0.2.html to Minix.

Drew wrote:
> Is there a Java Virtual Machine for Minix?
Java is a commercial app (still, Sun hasn't open-sourced it yet), and
Minix has *NO* commercial support, and very little community support (in
contrast to Linux, *BSD, etc.)

Did you even think about this question before asking it, or even Google?

"Segin" wrote in message
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> Drew wrote:
>> Is there a Java Virtual Machine for Minix?
> Java is a commercial app (still, Sun hasn't open-sourced it yet), and
> Minix has *NO* commercial support, and very little community support (in
> contrast to Linux, *BSD, etc.)
>
> Did you even think about this question before asking it, or even Google?
>

Actually I was thinking that this might be a good project for someone.

You could try porting the Sun CVM, or one of the smaller Java
environments.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_virtual_machine has a decent list of
open source VMs.
Drew wrote:
> "Segin" wrote in message
> news:UwbFf.13250$Fw6.7440@tornado.tampabay.rr.com. ..
> > Drew wrote:
> >> Is there a Java Virtual Machine for Minix?
> > Java is a commercial app (still, Sun hasn't open-sourced it yet), and
> > Minix has *NO* commercial support, and very little community support (in
> > contrast to Linux, *BSD, etc.)
> >
> > Did you even think about this question before asking it, or even Google?
> >
>
> Actually I was thinking that this might be a good project for someone.

At least I know, porting kaffe to Minix will not be that hard. So this
project will depends on the need if there is a big demand for running
Java on Minix.

Thanks,
Neo

Neo wrote:
> At least I know, porting kaffe to Minix will not be that hard. So this
> project will depends on the need if there is a big demand for running
> Java on Minix.

Why would someone want such a enormous thing on top of a lean fast
operating system?

--
Saludos,
Ángel

As the original poster said, he thought it would be a decent project
for someone.
Despite how much many people hate the language, Java is taught at most
institutions and it might be useful as a teaching tool to have a JVM on
Minix,
even a simplified one.

Ángel wrote:
> Neo wrote:
> > At least I know, porting kaffe to Minix will not be that hard. So this
> > project will depends on the need if there is a big demand for running
> > Java on Minix.
>
> Why would someone want such a enormous thing on top of a lean fast
> operating system?

You seem to be confounding the Java virtual machine with Sun's JDK/JRE.

A Java virtual machine *can* be a lean, small application. There are
lots
of them in the embeded computing business. Good examples are Super
Waba, available for palmtops, and ChaiVM, used in HP laser printers.

--- Casantos

Drew,

I think it depends on the scope of your project. If you would like to
implement a VM from scratch, that would be decent project for someone.
Otherwise, porting a open source VM and do some modification should
only be a little project.

Thanks,
Neo


Drew wrote:
> "Segin" wrote in message
> news:UwbFf.13250$Fw6.7440@tornado.tampabay.rr.com. ..
> > Drew wrote:
> >> Is there a Java Virtual Machine for Minix?
> > Java is a commercial app (still, Sun hasn't open-sourced it yet), and
> > Minix has *NO* commercial support, and very little community support (in
> > contrast to Linux, *BSD, etc.)
> >
> > Did you even think about this question before asking it, or even Google?
> >
>
> Actually I was thinking that this might be a good project for someone.