Thanks Brian, it was a very informative Q&A. It is nice to have live reports like that :)
Cheers, Angelos On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 3:12 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All- > live report from the 2012 Worldwide Ubuntu Developer Summit in Oakland, > California. > > Java Questions > > I spoke with james.page at canonical dot com about all things java on > Ubuntu, and towards getting apps to work well for the upcoming release of > OSGeo Live. Since I freely admit ignrance about Java deveopment and > deployment, it was a short and one-sided conversation in the hallway, but I > hope very constructive for all. Here is my best recollection of it: > > Q. Is it wise to try to package our Java apps ? > A. dont go back to source.. use .jar files as a building block and write > your scripts to place .jar files here and there as needed. Java is very > forgiving about running binaries between 6/7 and Oracle/Open.. but if you > try to go back to source, not so. This OSGeo Live project is seeking to be > a layer on top of Ubuntu, not integrated into Ubuntu, no? So its ok to > depend on .jar files. > > Q. What about OpenJDK vs Oracle Java ? > A. by Ubuntu 12.10, java on Ubuntu will default to OpenJDK. In addition, > compatability between OpenJDK and Oracle Java has advanced a lot in the > last year. In my experience, many java developers simply have not tried to > run under OpenJDK, because there were problems previously and people knew > Sun Java worked, so why? But now, many developers may find that their apps > work well with OpenJDK. I suggest to strongly encourage the app teams to > try and if possible adapt OpenJDK when possible. > > Q. What about 6 vs 7 ? > A. Compatability with version 7 is very good. However, given an app freeze > in early July, stick with 6, especially if you have disk space challenges > > Q. Is it ok to send you emails James ? > A. Yes, you can send me an email about Java packages on Ubuntu > > on behalf of the OSGeo Live community, thanks very much James! > > > == > Brian Hamlin > GeoCal-ish > OSGeo California Chapter > 415-717-4462 cell > _______________________________________________ > Live-demo mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/live-demo > http://live.osgeo.org > http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Live_GIS_Disc > -- Angelos Tzotsos Remote Sensing Laboratory National Technical University of Athens http://users.ntua.gr/tzotsos
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