Yea, I think the challenge is making it a core kernel feature rather than something the users will have to compile and install themselves, ie, a Linux kernel above a certain future version would support it. It will be a step further towards more java applications on the Linux platform i think.
-Gerry On 6/2/05, Gerry Steele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yea, > > I think the challenge is making it a core kernel feature rather than > something the users will have to compile and install themselves, ie, a Linux > kernel above a certain future version would support it. It will be a step > further towards more java applications on the Linux platform i think. > > -Gerry > > On 6/2/05, Ahmed Saad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > hi Gery, > > > > i read that howto a year ago or something but never tired it > > http://www.linuxhq.com/java.html > > > > -ahmed > > > > On 6/2/05, Gerry Steele < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Has anyone got any thoughts on the possibility of making naively > > executable > > > jars on Linux? > > > > > > This is done on Windows through the file extensions mechanism. On > > Solairis > > > they use magic numbers picked up by the kernel AFAIK. I guess a Linux > > > implementation will require some kernel work too. I believe this might > > help > > > usability a bit on Linux. It just occurs to me that an Open Source > > Java has > > > a hell of a greater chance of working with the Kernel guys / Linus > > than Sun > > > might ever have. Another point for harmony :). > > > > > > Gerry > > > > > > -- > > > Gerry Steele > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Gerry Steele > > -- Gerry Steele x74521/+353-1-8199 521 http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/gerrys [EMAIL PROTECTED] OR [EMAIL PROTECTED]
