On 11/26/2010 02:48 PM, Dalibor Topic wrote: > On 11/25/10 3:15 AM, kevin diggs wrote: >> The section of the page: >> >> http://download.java.net/openjdk/jdk7/ >> >> for downloading has a heading that says: >> >> Linux platform >> >> If this is for x86 only then please label it as such (more than having >> i586 buried in the file/link name). >> >> Linux actually runs on quite a lot of different hardware (I got me an >> ultra2 that can run Linux; a bunch of PowerMacs too. Even a DEC Alpha. >> That would be a real hoot getting a JDK on that thing. Oh I forgot >> about the 040 based Quadra 700.). >> >> Sorry for the rant. But this kinda pushes my buttons. > > Hm. It's been a long time since I heard of anyone use the binary plugs for > anything. > Certainly neither regular OpenJDK builds nor IcedTea builds do. So if they > just serve > to confuse people to assume they are in some way necessary, maybe we should > just remove > them from the download site for good. > > Any objections?
Why bother? People sometimes want to check out and build old versions. Andrew.
