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Java 6 Available on OSX Thanks to Port of OpenJDK

Posted by Zonk on from the can't-believe-we're-denied-coffee dept.

LarsWestergren writes "Many Mac users have been upset that Apple has not made Java 6 available on the platform. Landon Fuller posts that there is a developer preview release available of Java JDK6 on Mac OSX, Tiger and Leopard. It is based on the BSD port of Sun's Java 6 and is made available under the Java Research License. Charles Nutter posts about impressive JRuby performance gains using Java 6 on his Mac."

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  1. Re:Maybe it's me by Marcus+Green · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In what way could Java (or net) infect a machine? Infect implies something that runs without your agreement.