On Thursday 9 September 1999, at 12 h 21, the keyboard of Bernd Kreimeier 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>    - defining a Java equivalent to libc 
>       (collection of utility classes shared among Java "binaries")

Isn't it java.lang.* ?

>    - a free compiler to convert pure Java source or "binaries"
>       to C or native binaries competitively (size, overhead)

It exists in Debian: gcj. 
 
> I somewhat think we should decide on how we see Java used
> in Debian first, before defining a policy.

I disagree. Otherwise, this would be a good way to postpone the release of a 
policy indefinitely.

> a native Linux environment. Just piling up more *.deb packages 
> won't solve this.

Piling up more policy-compliant *.deb packages will help building the first 
layers of a nice Java environment.



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