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Java Trial Support Coming In Linux Standard Base

Posted by timothy on from the chai-unfairly-excluded dept.

LinuxScribe writes "Java isn't in the LSB — yet. It's been a hard target to hit: which version gets standardized? How will test suites work? But the new version of LSB will take the first steps towards Java inclusion in standardized Linux development by introducing trial support for the language."

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  1. And your point is what? by FranTaylor · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Should we abandon LSB and embrace chaos, or should we try to make it work? Just because people are not adhering 100% to a standard, that does not make it useless or irrelevant. Look at SQL or even POSIX.

    Anyone can whine about perceived problems. What do you think should be done to fix LSB?

  2. Re:Source by thule · · Score: 3, Insightful

    What if the number of debian-based distros is based on the deficiencies of debian. ;)

    But seriously, I don't see that yum is inferior to apt. For me, RedHat/Fedora has always had things laid out pretty well. Fedora has forged ahead with new ideas with real code (e.g. NetworkManager). Related to this article, is RedHat funding development of IcedTea. I hope that Java does make it into the LSB. It might force some further thinking on how to manage java packages on a system.