On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:55:50 -0600 Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> 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 Actually for Red Hat it is because Java was non-free. There are various third party products bundled alongside RHEL which businesses demand which are non-free. > 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. The Sun package is produced by Sun, they choosoe to put it in /usr/java. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
