discuss: LinuxWorld in San Francisco
Subject:
Re: LinuxWorld in San Francisco
From:
Poet/Joshua Drake ####@####.####
Date:
8 Oct 2001 18:28:37 -0000
Message-Id: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0110081125530.6663-100000@commandprompt.com>
>Ouch! Java is horrible on Linux. There's no good JVM...
Actually the IBM JVM works very well.
>> Alternatively, we could use Python or Perl which both work on the three
>> major OSes but then we would have to distribute Python or Perl as well.
>
>I don't think we need to distribute them. We just need to point where
>people can get them.
The moment we make someone "go" get something, we have defeated the
purpose. The CDROM should be completely self contained. I as a user should
be able to click "read" or whatever, and just do it..
>
>
>The other way around is having some mini-httpd server installed on the
>CD and using, e.g., htDiG:// to index and search files. (We can put
>the indices together in the CD, so htDig:// or whatever will just read
>it).
>
>--
>Godoy. ####@####.####
>
>Solutions Developer - Conectiva Inc. - http://en.conectiva.com
>Desenvolvedor de Soluções - Conectiva S.A. - http://www.conectiva.com.br
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