> On Nov 28, 2014, at 9:26 PM, James Russell <james.k.russ...@mac.com> wrote:
>
> Dr. Hansen,
>
> Thanks. But keep in mind this is a beginner's forum. Nothing at Oracle says
> JDK (or Java Development Kit). If I search on Java Development Kit I get
> hits, but not from sites I know to trust. Wikipedia's description of JDK
> indicates 3 alternatives: Java SE, Java EE, Java ME. It recounts a history
> leading to a GPL OpenJDK. Wikipedia on OpenJDK leads to 3 "projects", the
> most current of which is OpenJDK 8. openjdk.java.net
> <http://openjdk.java.net/> goes into a story of plan B, project Lambda,
> project Jigsaw - I'm starting to feel I reading a cheap spy novel. Can you
> please identify a link where I can safely download the software you
> understand I need on Mac OS X 10.10.1?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
Sure thing. The latest JDK can be downloaded from the official Oracle site at:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html
And if you have a package that needs an older Java (1.6 or earlier), that can
be downloaded from Apple at
http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL1572/en_US/JavaForOSX2014-001.dmg
--
Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
Fink User Liaison
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