On Tue, 2007-11-20 at 21:52 -0500, David Boles wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Tom Horsley wrote: > > So, I have to access a web page that only works if I have > > Sun's java plugin (yes, I've tried icedtea). > > > > I've looked at all the instructions > > I could find for getting java on Fedora, and they all > > start with some simple little tossed off phrase like > > "Get the rpm from java.sun.com". > > > > Has anyone ever visited java.sun.com? Its a freaking > > nightmare! I thought Microsoft's jargon was dense, but > > Sun seems to be suffering from jargon envy and trying > > as best they can to catch up. > > > > The only two acronyms I've heard that maybe I need are > > either JRE or JDK. But on Sun's download site, I'm offered > > a maze of Java EE, Java ME, Java SE, with a equally > > uninformative gibberish under each of those categories. > > No jre or jdk to be found anywhere in the top couple of > > layers of the web site. > > > > Are there any Java instructions out there which actually > > provide a map for navigating Sun's web site to find "the" > > rpm to download? (A walk-through for the install Java > > game :-). > > > > > Duh? This took about 10 seconds. > > Start here. Follow the prompts. Either one goes to the same page. > > http://tinyurl.com/29ktre > https://sdlc4e.sun.com/ECom/EComActionServlet;jsessionid=60B8217CD6937C7D378EAE0D0B30D57A Well, after 10 seconds I still don't see the answer to the OP question in web page retrieved by either route. > -- ======================================================================= Sometimes I live in the country, And sometimes I live in town. And sometimes I have a great notion, To jump in the river and drown. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
