[lug] 64-bit Linux and Java browser plugins

[Hugh Brown]

Walter Pienciak wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 01:42:32PM -0700, Hugh Brown wrote:
>> Flash is the other sticky point as far as 64-bit and plugins, though nspluginwrapper helps with flash (though not with java).
>>
>> It looks like it is finally coming with java 1.7
>> http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4802695
>>
>> Hugh
> 
> Thanks for that link, Hugh.  I found the comment thread
> really, really interesting.
> 
> 1.7 is expected out in early 2009?  SUN's behavior is
> incomprehensible to me.  They sell 64-bit workstations with
> desktop environments.
> 
> Walter


I've assumed that they didn't want to expend the effort and since 32-bit 
stuff can be made to run on 64-bit then they have a viable workaround. 
Unfortunately for us, getting it working as 32-bit is painful. 
Hopefully, with java as a GPLed product this sort of stuff will be less 
likely.

Hugh