Re: Installing Java

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On Thu, Nov 11, 2004 at 01:51:24PM -0500, Robert L Cochran wrote:
> For Fedora Core 3, do I need to install a Java distribution, or is there 
> a Java that already works? A quick check shows I have a jar utility 
> installed but not, apparently, a java engine. The Release Notes say 
> nothing about Java.

You have to install it separately. Sun does not license Java in a way that
makes it freely redistributable (let alone open source). It can't be
included with Fedora Core.

PS: Fedora Core is no longer the development release -- it's done.
Therefore, this question would be better on the main fedora-list.

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