On 26/07/10 15:53, Joerg Bergmann wrote: > Am 26.07.2010 13:36, schrieb Erik P. Olsen: >> On 26/07/10 12:33, Joerg Bergmann wrote: >>> Am 26.07.2010 11:41, schrieb Andrew Haley: >>>> On 07/25/2010 05:43 AM, Bob Hartung wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have loaded Fedora13 without a hitch and am impressed by the >>>>> improvements! >>>>> >>>>> However, I am just now beginning Java programming and I am wondering >>>>> if there is any substantial difference between java-1.6.0-openjdk and >>>>> the sun jdk. >>>> They are based on the same source code and both conform to the same >>>> language specification. For almost all purposes you won't see any >>>> difference. >>>> >>> I cannot confirm that. In real live, with Java apps not developed >>> for OpenJava, 50% of the "large" applets as developed using Sun >>> JDK fail with OpenJava. A simple example: The german tax office >>> has an online tax system called "Elster". There is an applet >>> for secure communication with Elster using public/private >>> keys, this applet fails using OpenJava. Another example is related >>> to javax.imageio, output of images to files simply does not work >>> in OpenJava. Installation of Sun Java is one of the first modifications >>> I do to Fedora. Unfortunately, on every update of OpenJava, OpenJava >>> would become the default Java again. >>> >>> M$ has given the freedom of selecting between IE, Firefox, Opera etc. >>> It would be a good act of freedom to give the fedora user the choice >>> between OpenJava and SunJava. At now, half the Fedora System depends >>> on OpenJava (same story as of Windows depends on IE), for that reason >>> I cannot deselect OpenJava. >> I have completely removed java-1.6.0-openjdk before installing Sun's java and >> have not noticed any problem with that. Do you have an example of an application >> that won't work unless openjdk is also installed? > I just tried to uninstall OpenJava (plus GJC java), obviously the whole > OpenOffice depends on OpenJava. No way out. I don't think so. I run OpenOffice all the time and I do not have OpenJava installed. And Oracle owns OpenOffice so why should they disallow their own java? -- Erik -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
