Java

[Dennis Gilmore]

On Monday 14 July 2008, David Leeming wrote:
> Just been browsing the Java pages on the wiki and confirming to myself the
> Sun Java version installs but the plugin does not load. A pity, as I have
> installed on a school server an excellent UNESCO CD of educational
> materials "Strengthening ICTs in Schools and Schoolnet Project in the ASEAN
> Setting" which has hundreds of nice educational applets. Seems the last
> recorded activity on getting Java to work was about 5 months ago... or can
> anyone update me?
>
>
>
> David Leeming
>
> Solomon Islands
I would suggest that you "yum install java-1.6.0-openjdk-plugin"  and try use 
it  instead.  Fedora 9 gives us a truely free java  its based on openjdk  with 
some bits pulled in from icedtea  to replace the non-free bits.  it passes the 
java test suites and is a certified java.

-- 
Dennis Gilmore

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