Re: java-linux, reliabilety

1998-09-15 Thread Michael Sinz
On Wed, 16 Sep 1998 13:57:27 -0700, Lukas Hazlehurst wrote: > >>> Is java on linux reliable enough to run on a box by itself for a >>> considerable period of time, or would C be more appropriate ? >> >>I have had NO PROBLEMS with Linux Java for server software. I've had >>some problems with AWT-

Re: java-linux, reliabilety

1998-09-15 Thread Lukas Hazlehurst
>> Is java on linux reliable enough to run on a box by itself for a >> considerable period of time, or would C be more appropriate ? > >I have had NO PROBLEMS with Linux Java for server software. I've had >some problems with AWT-related stuff, but that's... well, the Java >burden at this point i

Re: java-linux, reliabilety

1998-09-14 Thread James Cassidy
Hi Lukas, I asked this exact question many months ago. I'm pleased to say now that I've found both Linux and Java have been quite reliable for my project. I've currently got RTLinux and Java running in our company's new networkable instrument. All the real time stuff is written in C and runs

Re: java-linux, reliabilety

1998-09-14 Thread Charles Forsythe
> Is java on linux reliable enough to run on a box by itself for a > considerable period of time, or would C be more appropriate ? I have had NO PROBLEMS with Linux Java for server software. I've had some problems with AWT-related stuff, but that's... well, the Java burden at this point in time.

java-linux, reliabilety

1998-09-14 Thread Lukas Hazlehurst
hi, This isn't a technical Java question, so feel free to tell me to go away. I'm at the analysis point of developing some server software. The software would run on a series of computers distributed around the net. The server machines themselves would simply be boxes, no screens or keyboard e