Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!news-peer.in.tum.de!news.belwue.de!rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!feed.news.schlund.de!schlund.de!news.online.de!not-for-mail From: Lothar Kimmeringer Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Timezones and versions of Java Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 17:26:15 +0200 Organization: Organization?! Only chaos here! Lines: 21 Message-ID: <10v5xwjy2wwvr$.dlg@kimmeringer.de> References: Reply-To: news@kimmeringer.de NNTP-Posting-Host: mnch-4d042196.pool.mediaways.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-7" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: online.de 1306250775 29990 77.4.33.150 (24 May 2011 15:26:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@einsundeins.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 15:26:15 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: 40tude_Dialog/2.0.15.1de Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:4538 Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > In message , Lothar Kimmeringer wrote: >> >> Because these files are part of the runtime-classes which are >> Java and are therefor platform independent. > > Is that like saying you can never take the plane from an airport in your > town, because other towns donąt have airports? No, it's more like saying, that I prefer wearing my own watch even if I reside in an area where you can see public clocks very often. Regards, Lothar -- Lothar Kimmeringer E-Mail: spamfang@kimmeringer.de PGP-encrypted mails preferred (Key-ID: 0x8BC3CD81) Always remember: The answer is forty-two, there can only be wrong questions!