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Subject: Re: I don't like Java....

Author: Kunnar Klauks

Date: 03:32:46 10/06/05

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On October 06, 2005 at 03:23:54, Peter Schäfer wrote:

>On October 06, 2005 at 02:13:09, Kunnar Klauks wrote:
>
>>>It looks like you are using the GNU version of java. It is an incomplete version
>>>and rarely works. I don't understand why distros bundle that rubbish in their
>>>distributions. You should download sun's Jre and try using that. Note that
>>
>>Because for some reason Sun does not allow java distribution in Linux, they made
>>special licence for java and it forbids it.
>
>That's strange because the licence allows for bundling Java with applications.
>
>I'm doing it with Jose (jose-chess.sourceforge.net), and Shredder should do the
>same.

I believe distributing with application versus distributin with full distro are
different cases. I dont know _any_ free linux distribution which includes Sun
java in default install, one must install it via some special repository or get
it from Sun web page. AFAIK problem is in licence.

Kunnar

• Re: I don't like Java.... Martin Andersen2 23:44:17 10/06/05
  • Re: I don't like Java.... Kunnar Klauks 05:50:51 10/07/05
    • Re: I don't like Java.... Martin Andersen2 07:44:14 10/07/05
      • Re: I don't like Java.... Kunnar Klauks 08:34:50 10/07/05

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