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On Sunday 03 September 2006 14:39, "Duncan" <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote |
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about '[gentoo-amd64] Re: JRE - how to install one?': |
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> I don't have a Java installed as |
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> none of the options Gentoo provides for that are freedomware and I don't |
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> need it enough to bother researching it further. |
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Actually, kaffe (GPL-2 licenced) is now an option to satisfy many packages |
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dependencies on a 1.4 (generation-1) jvm/jre/jdk. |
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We still don't have a freedomware 1.5+ (generation-2) jvm/jre/jdk for |
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Gentoo, AFAIK. |
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"If there's one thing we've established over the years, |
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it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest |
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clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." |
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-- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh |