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Java 1.4.2 Released

Posted by michael on from the half-and-half-2.0-coming-soon dept.

peterwilm writes "Sun released Java 1.4.2 today. It includes many enhancements and changes among them the native look&feel for Win XP and GTK 2.0 as well as support for Itanium 2."

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  1. from the "ya don't say" department by scrytch · · Score: 4, Funny
    I found this "issue" a little mysterious:

    The Java HotSpot VM cannot expand its heap size if memory is completely allocated and no swap space is available.

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  2. Well by ENOENT · · Score: 4, Funny

    I expect my Java VM to start killing off other processes at random until it DOES work!!!

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    1. Re:Well by sean23007 · · Score: 2, Funny

      I expect my Java VM to order more RAM online and install it for me.

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  3. What version is that? by PD · · Score: 3, Funny

    Would that be Java 1.4.2, or is it Java 2. Or is it Java 2 full speed? And when will SCO be suing the bastards?

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    1. Re:What version is that? by Kragg · · Score: 2, Funny

      Java >= 1.2 == Java 2

      and so transitivity gives us Java >= Java 2. I always suspected, thanks for the proof.

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  4. Mother fuckers by ShatteredDream · · Score: 1, Funny

    I literally just finished downloading the 2nd beta last night.

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