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Re: Virtual Packages proposal



>>>>> "Adam" == Adam P Harris <apharris@onshore.com> writes:

    Adam> [You (Christian Leutloff)]
    >> there is IMHO no need to use a version number, the language
    >> remains the same, only the libraries are changed and will be
    >> changed in the future ...

    Adam> No, there are language changes between 1.0 and 1.1.  Note
    Adam> sure about 1.2+...  Examples of language changes can be
    Adam> found on

However, jdk1.1 is backwardly compatible with 1.0.2.  Why do we need
multiple virtual packages, presuming anyone providing jvm provides
a 1.1 compliant interface.

-- 
Stephen
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"Normality is a statistical illusion." -- me


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