Questions about JDK 1.5 Diablo vs. SCSL port

[Mark Evenson]

I've been away from FreeBSD Java development for a while, so I need a 
little clarification about the differences between the JDK 1.5 versions 
available.  Any pointers to source material would be greatly appreciated.

FreeBSD currently has two versions of the Sun JDK 1.5, the version 
produced by the FreeBSD Foundation for binary distribution (Diablo) and 
the SCSL port effort.

Diablo is based on the Sun JDK 1.5 Update 6 sources.  It was produced 
through finacial donations, has necessarily closed sources due to the 
licensing terms, was a large effort (for the Foundation), has passed all 
of the necessary Sun certification tests, and is not likely to be worked 
on further without really compelling reasons.

The SCSL port is based on the the initial Sun JDK 1.5 sources and has no 
access to the Update sources due licensing terms.  Access to the Update 
sources may be possible in the future if something comes out of the 
noise from JavaONE 2006 about "open sourcing" Java produces any tangible 
benefits, or we are able to incorporate updates from the JRL (?), but 
nothing can be said with any certainty.

Thanks for any clarifications of these statements.