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--- Juergen Kreileder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The Blackdown Java-Linux Team is happy to announce the availability > the Java 2 Standard Edition v1.4.1-beta for Linux on ix86 and > SPARC. > > Please choose one of our FTP mirrors for downloading: > http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/mirrors.html > > Currently the SDK and the Runtime Environment are available as > self-extracting .tar.bz2 files only, however Debian packages should > be > available soon. > > Both the ix86 and the SPARC version include the HotSpot Client and > Server VMs, as well as an enhanced version of Java Web Start 1.2 > and a > Java Plug-In for browsers based on Mozilla. The ix86 version also > includes a Java Plug-In for Netscape 4.x browsers. > > Installation instructions are available from > http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/java2-status/INSTALL-1.4-j2sdk > and > http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/java2-status/INSTALL-1.4-j2re > > > Java Web Start Notes: > ==================== > > The bundled version of Java Web Start can generate desktop icons > and > menu entries for both GNOME and KDE. The behavior can be > customized > on the 'Shortcut Options' tab in the preferences panel. > > Currently Java Web Start only gets registered automatically for > Netscape 4.x. For other browsers you will have to register the > application/x-java-jnlp-file MIME type manually in the browser's or > the desktop environment's configuration. We are trying to automate > this process for future releases. > > Please note that Java Web Start has only been tested in per-user > installations so far. > > > Java Plug-In Limitations: > ======================== > > The Mozilla/Netscape7 Plug-In requires a Mozilla/Netscape7 built > with > gcc-2.95. Future releases will also include a Java Plug-In which > works with gcc-3.1 Mozilla builds. > > > Notes for ix86 Version: > ====================== > > * Requirements > - i586 compatible system > - glibc-2.1.3 or newer (we recommend 2.2.5) > - kernel 2.2.16 or newer (we recommend 2.4.18) > - XFree 3.3.6 (we recommend 4.x) > - Mozilla 1.0 or newer built with gcc-2.95 (needed only for the > Java Plug-In) > > > Notes for the SPARC Version: > =========================== > > * Requirements: > - v9 architecture (v8 should work but has not been test, v7 is > not > supported) > - glibc-2.2.5 or newer > - kernel 2.4.18 or newer > - XFree 4.1 or newer > - Mozilla 1.0 or newer built with gcc-2.95 (needed only for the > Java Plug-In) > > * Sound limitations: > - Only built-in sound devices are supported in this release > (PC-style PCI sound cards are not supported) > - Recording is not supported yet (it might work but it is > untested > due to kernel problems) > > > Future Plans: > ============ > > The following list is a short summary of improvements planned for > future releases. If you want to help with or sponsor work any of > these, please send a mail to Juergen Kreileder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > * Alternative java.nio implementation with better scalability > * Improve support for printing with CUPS > * Use XDND instead of Motif-DnD for better interoperability with > KDE > and Mozilla > * Improve window manager code > * Improve Java Web Start (installation: register MIME type for KDE, > GNOME, Mozilla; allow multi-user installations) > * Port HotSpot to more architectures > > > > Blackdown Java-Linux Team > > -- > Juergen Kreileder, Blackdown Java-Linux Team > http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux.html > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
