Re: Java on Debian
On Wed, Oct 06, 1999 at 12:45:28 -0700, Forte, Gene L wrote:
> Is Java currently available on Debian?
Yes. debian-java@lists.debian.org is dedicated to Java on Debian.
> Which elements?
The SUN JDK (non-free), the Kaffe JVM (free), IBM's Jikes java compiler
(free), gjc (the Java frontend for gcc) (free) and others.
> Is it open?
The major component missing for a truely free Java environment seems to be a
free implementation of the standard Java classes. The GNU Classpath project
(http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/) is working on it - I'm sure they'd
welcome help.
HTH,
Ray
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