On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 7:35 AM, David <dgboles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > most people don't need Java so it's space was > replaced with something useful to many. Please dont confuse "needing Java" with that myopic/biased view of "Java as applets". There's plenty of useful cross platform Java apps out there. I can think of Jitsi, Vuze, Java Image Editor, muCommander... those are the ones I often use, and there are others I keep in a pen drive like Angry IP Scanner, Sweet Home 3D for ocassional use... just to name a few. Not to mention the ability to run scripts written in any of the many JVM languages like jython, JRuby, Scala and the like... http://www.drdobbs.com/jvm/a-long-look-at-jvm-languages/240007765 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_JVM_languages Just because you dont like Java it doesnt mean that nobody likes and uses OpenJDK. H*ck, last time I looked RedHat was one of the main contributors to it... http://www.redhat.com/summit/2012/pdf/2012-DevDay-OpenJDK-Bhole.pdf ...they even trumpet its OpenJDK7 performance http://investors.redhat.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=754548 Even RedHat has its own JVM languaje that runs atop OpenJDK: Ceylon... FC -- 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 Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org