-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Les Mikesell wrote: > David Boles wrote: > >>> Real _what_? If you execute java in fedora, you'll get something that >>> is not java and won't successfully execute many java programs. >> >> So use something else. You do know how to add and remove rpm packages >> right? ;-) >> >> Ah come on Les. You know why they don't include Sun's Java. For pretty >> much the same reason they don't include your beloved codecs. Non FOSS. > > Errr, no, this time is it because they want you to buy RHEL with support > and access to: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0963.html. But > you can pretend that it would be illegal to even supply symlinks from > the baroque locations that java is expected to live on RH/fedora to the > place that the official distribution puts it if it makes you happy. > >> And what specific Fedora provided java application does not work? > > Java works or it doesn't. It doesn't care about a subset of packages. > >> And I will say this. The Icedtea has improved a lot. But as long as >> people *immediately* bailout things are not going to improve. Did you >> report (bugzilla) this tragic event you had? If you did not just how do >> you expect anyone to fix it? > > I thought there was a compatibility test. Does everything being > distributed and executed with the java name pass? > You did not answer the main question. What Java package provide by Fedora does not work with the Java provide by Fedora? - -- David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (MingW32) iEYEARECAAYFAkd2zcsACgkQAO0wNI1X4QGb2wCfTI5dtG9J6JUI7IYcSnTOXxq9 CqIAn3Jm1blQHpIobEItcpLlT1fCmK+B =8+/1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
