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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:36:34 -0500
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>> On Mon, 28 Jun 2010, Troy Dawson wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I'm a little surprised that I haven't heard anything about the java
>>> plugin
>>> for firefox 3.6.
>>>
>>> From the articles I've read, it looks like firefox 3.6 and above only
>>> works
>>> with the newer java plugin libnpjp2.so (not the older
>>> libjavaplugin_oji.so)
>> I discovered that too, but have had no problems with java since
>> I put in a sym link to the new plugin.
>> It turns out that the new plugin works with firefox 3.0.19 too
>> - pity we didn't discover this issue earlier.
> 
> Of course, possibility of using this package with older firefox is very
> important for compatibility.
> 
> We made yet another version of this package with a possibility of support
> both old&new plugin links:
> 
> http://downloads.naulinux.ru/pub/NauLinux/5rolling/testing/SRPMS/java/java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.20-1.1.sl5.jpp.src.rpm
> http://downloads.naulinux.ru/pub/NauLinux/5rolling/testing/i386/java/java-1.6.0-sun-compat-1.6.0.20-1.1.sl5.jpp.i586.rpm
> 
> Accordingly our tests -- old&new plugins is not conflict and work pretty
> good for firefox-3.0.16, firefox-3.6.4 and opera-10.11.
> 
> --Oleg
> 

I like that idea the best.  If you don't mind I'm going to put your 
changes into the original.  I'll be sure to put your name in the changelog.

Troy
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