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64-Bit Java For Linux

Posted by kdawson on from the tipping-point dept.

LWATCDR writes "First we got 64-bit Flash; then the beginnings of 64-bit Wine; now Sun is providing a 64-bit Java plugin. For most people there is nothing to hold you back from running 64-bit Linux."

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  1. Re:64 bit Java? by Lennie · · Score: 0, Redundant

    phoenix that would be one of the earlier names of firefox, maybe it's better to have a different analogy.

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  2. Re:That's a good thing - trust me by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Actually, it's 2.0 SP2 now - you forgot about 3.5 SP1, which included that...

    And yes, there are differences in the runtime, though vast majority of .NET applications didn't see them. There weren't many in 2.0 -> 2.0 SP1 update, but there were several breaking ones in 2.0 SP2.

    Even so, those are all corner cases. The compatibility is not perfect, but it's close enough.