Java Widows vs. Linux

Collins erichey2
Mon May 17 12:02:18 PDT 2004


On Thu, 13 May 2004 08:50:12 -0400 (EDT)
Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 13 May 2004, Collins wrote:

> > It's a big joke that Java has been touted as write once, run
> > anywhere. Does anyone know anything about the flavor of Java that is
> > used with Windows and IE? My laptop uses Blackdown with Firefox.
> 
> I don't think that windoze ships with any JDK (part of that whole Sun
> vs. > M$ court case settlement).  Maybe you're confusing java with
> javascript?

I don't think so. The status area at the bottom of the browser has 'Applet running' messages, and I doubt that Javascript does that.

> > Anyone familiar with running Java on "the Mark of the Beast"?
> 
> I try not to run anything on the mark of the beast, including the mark
> of the beast.
> 

Always the purist. The real world is different.

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