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Red Hat Distributing IBM Java Runtime and Tools

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the Red-Hat-IBM-and-Java-oh-my dept.

gac writes "The press release today notes: 'Under the agreement, Red Hat will license and distribute IBM's Java Runtime engine, Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and the IBM Developer Kit for Linux, Java Technology Edition. IBM's JavaTechnology will be distributed with the Red Hat Linux Operating Systems (OS) Enterprise Edition. Red Hat will provide worldwide support contact for users of the IBM Java Technology as they create and deploy Java-based Internet solutions on Red Hat Linux.'"

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  1. IBM has similar deals with Caldera and Turbolinux by Carnage4Life · · Score: 5

    IBM seems to be set to render Sun irrelevant to the future of Java...They are making the right Linux moves as well as good moves in the Java & XML front. I can't wait to get a IBM's JDK on my linux box. :)
    Oh happy day...