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On 01/25/2017 05:03 AM, Bill Kenworthy wrote: |
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> The java 8u112 download that the latest oracle java pulls in requires an |
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> invasive questionnaire to create an Oracle account to enable the download. |
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> I was using iced-tea at one stage but found the android sdk didn’t work |
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> well with it - is there a less objectionable java source than oracle |
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> that has a compatible java? |
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> BillK |
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"Why does radio-shack ask for your phone number why you buy batteries!" |
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Always good to not put up with this crap, I like to feed them obviously |
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fake information when I need something from a place that insists on |
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doing this. |
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I purchased some hardware (at a physical store with cash none the less) |
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recently and the cashier asked for my information and was annoyingly |
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insistent[1] so I gave them "John Smith at 123 1st Street" as she |
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audibly sucked her teeth. |
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The more people put up with this stuff the more bad things will happen - |
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two police officers recently were murdered in france because a terrorist |
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got their address off the internet and paid them a visit. |
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[1]I presume they get a bonus for how many marketing emails/information |
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they collect. |