Fri, 06 May 2005 20:43:28 -0400, Barry Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Wolfgang Baer wrote: >> Arnaud Vandyck wrote: >>> 0Â Introduction >> >> What about: >> >> This document should give you a rough overview of what has changed >> between woody and sarge with java on debian. >> >> Most notably there are very much improved and also new free runtimes >> in sarge which are capable of running several programs. Also a lot >> of software got packaged and moved to the main section which indicates >> that they are buildable and runnable by the free runtimes. >> >> Another change for better support of commercial, non-free jdks the >> package - java-package - is provided. >> >> ... > java-package blurb draft: > For those unfamiliar with java-package, it provides a way for you to > package Java(TM) Runtime Environments and Java(TM) Development Kits as > Debian packages rather than installing them manually. This allows you to > leverage Debianâs rich dependency management for Java-based packages. It > provides the non-free Java(TM) functionality that the free runtimes for > Java(TM) community is working hard to replace with free, open > replacements. Think of it as âbridge technologyâ while things continue > to progress in the free runtime efforts. Currently supported JREs and > JDKs include: > > Sun JRE 1.3.1 - 1.5, JDK 1.4-1.5 > Blackdown JRE/JDK 1.3 - 1.4 > IBM JRE/JDK 1.3 - 1.4 Added a shorter note. thanks -- .''`. : :' :rnaud `. `' `- Java Trap: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/java-trap.html
