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Hodgins: +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>>>><i> Agreed. Just want to make sure that anyone who is using the +</I>>>>>><i> sun java package from the repositories know that they must +</I>>>>>><i> get the latest security updates directly from java.com, as +</I>>>>>><i> the packages in the Mageia repositories are not being updated. +</I>>>>>><i> +</I>>>>>><i> Regards, Dave Hodgins +</I>>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> Hi, +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> I wonder whether it is feasible to come up with a "get-sun-java" rpm +</I>>>>><i> which uses the same mechanism as the get-skype rpm for those who +</I>>>>><i> need/prefer Oracle's implementation? +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> Ad astra, Markus +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> Why ? openjdk is good enough to replace oracle java. +</I>>>><i> and soonish we will have java7 too in mageia so i really don't see now +</I>>>><i> the need of the closed source one. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> +</I>>><i> Everything you said is true, but let me disagree with your question. Why +</I>>><i> not? Some users might prefer Oracle's java, while others might rather use +</I>>><i> OpenJDK. As long as there are volunteers for maintaining both packages, why +</I>>><i> shou;d it be one or the other? Why not providing both? +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> There is maybe volunteers to maintain oracle java package, but I don't +</I>><i> think there is many volunteers to maintain the full java stack with both +</I>><i> JVMs. We already have too few people maintaining the java packages, so +</I>><i> if we can avoid giving them more work by supporting multiple JVMs, +</I>><i> that's better. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> That's also why we try to have if possible only one version of gcc, perl, +</I>><i> python, ruby, etc ... +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>I agree. We have lots of other areas to put our packaging ressources. +As well, unless the policy has changed, users can get automatic update +notices for Sun java. + +Also, I've noticed that some (if not most) packages which required Sun +java in the past (from upstream bug reports) now work well with OpenJDK. + +-- +André + +</PRE> + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="005934.html">[Mageia-discuss] Sun java updates must now be downloaded and installed manually. +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="005927.html">[Mageia-discuss] Fwd: [FOSDEM] Call for stands, devroom talks and lightning talks +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#5938">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#5938">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#5938">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#5938">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |