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JDK on OpenBSD

843798Jun 12 2007 — edited Jul 16 2007
Getting a JDK on OpenBSD is horrible. Sun should support openbsd users that are interested in using their overlicensed product, and provide binaries like they do for other OS'. Or, at least allow people to make packages for openbsd with java that might include that incredibly long document as a preamble and requisite for installation of the package. OpenBSD's package system is not as robust as apt-get, but it does a great job of delivering reliable working binaries. Sun should rely on it, and further spread its influence across all platforms...

I have read posts that are archived about this topic. Mostly students. I am always a student, but am not using openbsd in school, I am using it in the real world. Archived posts tells me that people are talking about it but no action is being taken. Time to post.

Come on SUN!!!!! Get with the program, kids. Java JDK shouldn't be this hard to get on openbsd.

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jtahlborn
Basically, java wasn't designed to be that low level. Other than that, probably no good reason.
800670
Yes, I see, but why isn´t it possible to write the header myself when it consists of usual bytes? That is what I can not understand.
EJP
At a guess it is because either (a) using raw sockets requires privileges and/or (b) Microsoft keep changing the raw sockets API or (c) it's a general-purpose programming language and why would you want to do that?
++sja
You can do raw sockets with third party libraries. They won't be pure java - but you didn't really expect to do raw sockets on your cell phone or TV set top box, or spy and spoof someone's network using an applet.

The FAQ for one such library hints what kind of a mess raw sockets are due to differences in common operating systems; see http://www.savarese.com/software/rocksaw/
At least to some extent the windows API didn't support raw access when java first came out.

So lowest common denominator would be a more likely explanation.
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