Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Nigel Wade Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: which JDK to use? Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:31:40 +0100 Lines: 22 Message-ID: <9cmp6cF8b8U1@mid.individual.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net 4a/NWHsD5mEn4IfLkeTOggZD/ycJyhew8GZNJDflY51q7abADK Cancel-Lock: sha1:TU+J/zP9qIF2W7z0TptYb2riLNs= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-GB; rv:1.9.2.18) Gecko/20110616 SUSE/3.1.11 Thunderbird/3.1.11 In-Reply-To: Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:7628 On 05/09/11 23:56, Roedy Green wrote: > On Mon, 5 Sep 2011 13:16:16 -0700 (PDT), Lew > wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : > >> >> Anyway, for the OP's purpose just use either one. > > many problems have to do with installations, set parms etc. A newbie > will sidestep many complications if he sticks to Oracle to start. A newbie will sidestep problems if they stick the platform default, thereby avoiding all installation issues. > > You are giving advice that would be suitable for someone like > yourself, not a newbie. You are giving advice based on your Windows-centric viewpoint, not necessarily that of a newbie. -- Nigel Wade