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.