This blog entry is just to speak up about the ongoing blogosphere effort to show the need for Java 1.6 on MacOSX.

If you are a Java developer that uses MacOSX, please create a blog post with this string:

13949712720901ForOSX

Also, file a bug with Apple and explain why you think that Java 1.6 support is important.

I personally am still confident that Apple will release it in the coming months since they need Java support for their server products. Not keeping up with this would significantly cut their customer-base there. The fact that there have been several pre-releases is also encouraging. It's a shame though that none of those are available anymore.

It would be very frustrating to have to move to another operating system just due to the lack of Java 1.6 on MacOSX. None of the other operating systems give me as much joy and productivity both with work and personal use of the computer.

Apple, please don't disappoint the large Java community that adopted MacOSX ... and release JDK 1.6 soon.