On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 01:52:37PM -0500, Dan McGee wrote: > On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 8:44 AM, Paul Mattal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi. > > > > Didn't realize this discussion was going to get into Sun JDK/JRE. Since they > > are free, and still provide the best compatibility around, I don't see why > > we should drop them. > > > > Has anyone found circumstances in which the Sun JDK and JRE have been > > inadequate for their Java needs? I recognize that it's possible that one day > > OpenJDK will actually lead the pack, given the way the Java world is moving, > > but I don't think that day is yet, and generally prefer to be using the > > reference JVM wherever possible. > > Whoa! I'm with Paul here. This was never meant to be the free software > crusade. When we become Debian I will find myself a new distro. > What Paul and Dan said. As a sidenote, I use Java for work and have a vested interest in keeping Sun's official implemenation in the repos. If no one else wants to maintain it, I will, because I have a reason to.
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