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Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:06:09 -0800
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Re: TESTING - jdk (java) update for SL4 and SL5
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On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 02:47:07PM -0600, Troy Dawson wrote:
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> Note: The x86_64 java plugin is called libnpjp2.so
> 


java was so promising when it first came out, but this is good
example of all things that have gone wrong since then.

one java promise was "java in every browser", followed by this
mess with firefox plugins.

another java promise was improved security, followed by
the obligatory unsigned rpm packages.


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Konstantin Olchanski
Data Acquisition Systems: The Bytes Must Flow!
Email: olchansk-at-triumf-dot-ca
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