One thing you *may* care about is using certified Java VM. Sun
requires that a VM be certified on an exact distribution, so if you use
a VM certified for Red Hat on say Mandrake, you are using a
non-certified installation. I know this sound incredibly lame, but it
is very important for projects like Geronimo where we are working on
certifying our code, since Sun only allows a library to be certified on
a certified VM. FWIU, the only linux distros with certified VMs are
Red Hat (enterprise?) and Suse.
-dain
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On Jan 6, 2005, at 1:00 PM, robert burrell donkin wrote:
i'd say now that provided you go for an up-to-date distribution, you
shouldn't notice much difference between most distro's when it comes
to java (so you probably want to choose on some other basis).
the biggest choice is how you install your java: the traditional way
(stuff everything somewhere odd in /opt or /var outside the standard
linux directory structure) or use a packaging system such as
http://www.jpackage.org/ (which is now pretty good).
i've used mandrake as a secondary java development environment for a
number of years and have no complaints. i've done some work on a
fedora box recently and been very impressed (i used to hate red hat).
debian is very good for servers but less so for java development using
a GUI. it has a well deserved reputation for being tough for newbies
but is very powerful. (i installed my last server with debian and
haven't had a single regret.)
- robert
On 6 Jan 2005, at 20:05, Alain Gaeremynck wrote:
Mandrake is the most User centric desktop distro that i know of. It
is base on the red hat core and it has a control panel application to
manage the configuration of the different componant. Since i was
fortunate enough to get a lot of help when i first switched from
windows to Linux i am more then happy to return the favor so if you
have any specific question related to linux don't hesitate to contact
me off the list so has not to clutter it with non jakarta related
chatter
Dennis Lundberg wrote:
I'm considering moving to a Linux environment for my Java
development. Which distros would be a good choice and which should
one stay away from?
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