> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tom Brinkman > Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 9:42 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Any hope for Java on Linux? > > > On Wednesday 22 August 2001 09:07 pm, Dr. Evil escribió: > > It seems very difficult to get the Linux java stuff working. When I > > installed Mandrake, it came with a bunch of java stuff: > > > > /usr/bin/java /usr/bin/javac /usr/bin/javadoc /usr/bin/javakey > > /usr/bin/javap > > > > However, when I set my java interpreter to /usr/bin/java in > > Konqueror, it wouldn't run java applets. I downloaded the Sun JDK, > > and installed it in /usr/local/jdk1.3.1/, and then set Konqueror's > > java to /usr/local/jdk1.3.1/bin/java. Now Konq shows java applets > > just fine. So, what was /usr/bin/java for? > > The java Mandrake ships with is the free and open source Kaffe > http://www.kaffe.org/ Mandrake can't, won't, and shouldn't include > proprietary software like Sun's java. Google 'free software' > and 'open > source software' for a better understanding of these issues. > -- > Tom Brinkman Galveston Bay > Java. IBM jre, Sun jdk and jre as well as Forte and Borland jbuilder are on the Commercial CDs in the 8.0 Powerpack. Charles (-: Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
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