Why FC4 using the Jpackage 1.4.2 Java?
Ernest L. Williams Jr.
ernesto at ornl.gov
Sat Jun 25 14:35:01 UTC 2005
On Sat, 2005-06-25 at 07:29 -0700, ha haha wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm installing FC4 now, and find that FC4 uses
> Jpackage Java by default instead of Sun Java.
>
> The Jpackage is based on Java 1.4.2, too old for
> security reasons and seems not recommended.
>
> More exactly, the redhat's comments about Java looks
> like self-confusing at Java section at
> http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/release-notes/fc4/:
Agreed.
Also, is java completely "open-source"
What I really mean is the JVM from Sun "open-source"?
If the answer is no then java taints the Fedora OS, right?
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------------
> 6.1.8. Java Package Recommendations
> Fedora Core 4 users are advised not to use the Java
> RPM provided by Sun. It contains Provides that
> conflict with names used in packages provided as part
> of Fedora Core 4. Because of this, Sun Java might
> disappear from an installed system during package
> upgrade operations.
>
> Fedora Core 4 users should use either the RPM from
> jpackage.org or manually install the Sun Java tarball
> into /opt. Sun Java 1.5+ is recommended for stability
> purposes.
> ---------------------------------------
>
>
> in short, there are two confusing requirements above:
>
> 1, Java 1.5+
> 2, Rpms from Jpackage.org( but the version is 1.4.2
> until now.), not Rpms from Sun.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
>
>
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