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Do the following pages about Java becoming free and open source have implications for using Java on the OLPC laptop?
Do the following pages about Java becoming free and open source have implications for using Java on the OLPC laptop?


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[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6144748.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6144748.stm]
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6144748.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6144748.stm]

== Classpath ==

[http://gcc.gnu.org/java/ Classpath] has a [http://ulibgcj.sourceforge.net/ ulibgcj] cousin; a similar approach could be used to fine-tune the available classes of the Java VM on the laptop.

== Java Platform, Micro Edition ==

[http://phoneme.dev.java.net/ phoneME] has also been recommended as a possible VM for the laptop.


== Alternatives to Java on the laptop ==
== Alternatives to Java on the laptop ==


See "[[Thin client]]" for the implications of a server based approach.
* http://swingweb.sourceforge.net/swingweb/

* http://swingweb.sourceforge.net/swingweb/


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[Thin client]]
* [[Talk:Educational Software#JAVA]]
* [[Talk:Educational Software#JAVA]]
* [[Ask OLPC a Question about Software#Java on the OLPC]]
* [[Ask OLPC a Question about Software#Java on the OLPC]]

Revision as of 10:04, 19 January 2007


Do the following pages about Java becoming free and open source have implications for using Java on the OLPC laptop?

http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6144748.stm

Classpath

Classpath has a ulibgcj cousin; a similar approach could be used to fine-tune the available classes of the Java VM on the laptop.

Java Platform, Micro Edition

phoneME has also been recommended as a possible VM for the laptop.

Alternatives to Java on the laptop

See "Thin client" for the implications of a server based approach.

See also