On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:03:15AM -0600, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote: > 2008/12/17 Girish Kulkarni <girish@hri.res.in>: > > 1. What is the Java Runtime Environment? And the Java Development Kit? > > The JRE includes a virtual machine for running Java programs, the JDK > is stuff like the Java compiler and associated programs you need to > build and debug Java code. > > > 2. What is my compiler? My Virtual Machine? > > You can choose to use Java's non-free javac compiler (apt-cache search > sun java jdk), gcj, or OpenJDK. > > > 3. Are there any free software implementations of Java? > > Yeah, gcj and OpenJDK are the big ones. OpenJDK is a fully comformant > implementation of Java and I have not run into any problems with it at > all; it's Sun's official open implementation of Java. Have all of the libraries been made available to openJDK, I found some security ones where not available > > Unfortunately, OpenJDK is too new to be packaged for etch, but you can > try to build it from sources. openJDK is in unstable, no need to go to source > > HTH, > - Jordi G. H. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > > -- "If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything! If you don't stand for something, you don't stand for anything!" - George W. Bush 11/02/2000 Bellevue, WA said to a packed rally at Bellevue Community College
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