Java in Ubuntu !!!

[Derek Broughton]

blastus wrote:

> GNU Classpath looks like a good project but I just don't see it being
> practical. Firstly, Sun's runtime is the defacto standard. If you are
> distributing Java applications you'd better make sure they run on Sun's
> runtime because almost everyone expects you to use it. 

Absolutely.  That doesn't mean the various Free Java implementations are
pointless.  _I_ need to use Sun Java for development.  I try not to use
anything too cutting edge, so that there's a reasonable chance that Free
Javas will work.  
-- 
derek