[ubuntu-in] Fwd: regarding Java JRE versus openjdk

[Ramnarayan.K]

My original message got bounced because of its large size

anyways - have deleted the earlier portions of the mail so that this mail
gets though

ram

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From: Ramnarayan.K <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com>

thanks

this is good to know

right now am sticking to using virtualized windows to run the software -
don't want to mess my carefully setup linux just for a few days of work.

regards
ram


On 24 July 2014 16:19, Rohit Bhute <rvbhute at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi,
>
> Oracle Java is built from OpenJDK. During the build process, where
> possible, they use proprietary libraries if they are better than the
> available open source ones present in OpenJDK - e.g fonts, graphics,
> cryptography, DRM, etc - leading to subtle differences in the JVMs. A Java
> expert can tell us more.
>
> The only reason Oracle provides an RPM is because it already builds the
> Java packages for its Unbreakable Linux (itself built from Red Hat).
>
> What happens is software with extensive requirements (like tax-filing)
> gets built and tested only against one implementation of the JVM (which is
> Oracle, because nobody ever got fired for suggesting Oracle, or Microsoft,
> IBM, HP, etc.) and then it stumbles when used against another JVM.
>
>
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/61558/whats-the-difference-between-openjdk-and-sun-java-for-the-end-user
>
>
> Regards.
>
> Rohit Bhuterohitbhute.in twitter.com/rohitbhute
>
>
>
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