Re: Java in Debian 5
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 7:07 AM, Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> wrote:
>
> On the web page at
> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/release-notes/ch-whats-new.en.html#id2794519
> is stated:
>
> "2.7. Java now in Debian
>
> The OpenJDK Java Runtime Environment openjdk-6-jre and Development Kit
> openjdk-6-jdk, needed for executing Java GUI and Webstart programs or
> building such programs, are now in Debian. The packages are built using the
> IcedTea build support and patches from the IcedTea project."
>
> Does this now mean that we cannot instal and run Debian 5 without Java, or
> that Debian cannot fully run without Java, in the same way that some
> versions of MS Windows cannot fully run without Internet Explorer?
>
I hope you don't find this rude, but that seems like a very radical
interpretation of the text, and I'm really curious what gave you that
impression. Was it from the quoted section alone? I really can't see that
in there.
Nye
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