I'd also like to invite everybody to read my blogs about the initial port: http://www.getsnappy.com/tech-blog/freebsd-tips-tricks/upgrading-freebsd-port-java-openjdk6-from-b16-to-b17/ I also created a blog specifically regarding the ugly font issue: http://www.getsnappy.com/tech-blog/freebsd-tips-tricks/freebsd-openjdk6-b17-font-issues/