>I don't, by any stretch of the imagination, claim to be an ekspurt, but >isn't Linux Linux? Isn't that Linux' claim to fame? Portability? > Please enlighten me!
As long as we have access to the source code, it is. :) However, the runtime environments are architecture specific. (PPC is fundamentally different than x86, and this makes a difference at the machine language level.) And Java is controlled by Sun, so it's not like we can just compile a JRE. As long as you have source code, it will (theoretically) run anywhere when you compile it. As long as you have a JRE, Java runs anywhere _without_ recompiling. But you still need to get the JRE for your platform first. It's the virtual machine, the abstraction layer between the software and the real machine, that makes WORA possible. Tim -- Tim Larson <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< OL 4-131-2 Info. Services - Internal Medicine Clinical Systems, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Democracy never lasts long, it soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There was never a democracy that did not commit suicide. - Samuel Adams I apologize for the irregular wrapping and quoting. I use MS Outlook. -- MaX-list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MaX-list info: <http://lowendmac.com/linux/max.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/max-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
