On Sat, 2008-10-18 at 15:19 -0400, Matthew Flaschen wrote: > Craig White wrote: > > On Sat, 2008-10-18 at 11:14 -0700, Dan Thurman wrote: > >> I visited a java-based website and wondering why this > >> site seems to say that I need to enable Java in order > >> to use it? > >> > >> I checked FF preferences and Java is enabled so that > >> is not the problem. > >> > >> Firefox works fine on a windows platform so perhaps > >> I actually do not have Java installed on F9? If so, what > >> steps do I need to take in order to make it work? > > ---- > > does it ever occur to you to search ??? > > > > - the web? > > - the installation notes? > > - the fedoraproject wiki? > > - the list archives? > > - anywhere? > > > > before you ask the list? > > Did it ever occur to you to answer the question or keep your mouth shut? > Dan, you can check about:plugins to see what you have installed. > IcedTea/OpenJDK, which is free and in Fedora repositories, will work for > some sites. However, others still require the proprietary Sun Java ---- for the record, I have previously suggested to OP that he is repetitive with this behavior...asking the list before he makes any attempt to find the answer himself. also for the record (and I am not the biggest fan of this), the 'Mailing List Guidelines' linked to at the bottom of each and every e-mail...the very first paragraph... Before Posting to the List There are a number of ways you can find help within your system. If you don't find the answer there, try to look into the list archives before posting a question. This is a high volume list and chances are that someone has already had the same problem you are now trying to fix. See Useful Resources below for a list of places to try. Refer to this presentation on mail etiquette that you should follow. Since the topic of java-plugins for firefox on Fedora 9 has been discussed at least 5 times on this list (if not 15) since the release of Fedora 9, since the topic is mentioned in the Fedora 9 release notes and since the topic is covered on the Fedora Project Wiki, and since the topic is easily googled, it seemed to me to be a very fair response. Also FTR, Iced Tea in Fedora 9 is now OpenJDK Craig -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
