[lug] java2-compatible?

[D. Stimits]

"D. Stimits" wrote:
> 
> Ok, I'm told I need a java2 compatible java environment. My current 1.1
> is not satisfactory, I'll either rip it out or install alongside it. But
> looking at Blackdown, which is supposed to have a java2 version, I see
> 1.x versions. Is jdk1.2 "java2 compatible"? I know somewhere in there is
> a transition that does some sort of play on numbering/versioning. If not
> 1.2, will it literally be named something like jdk2.0?
> 
> The reason I'm looking at the blackdown version is because I've heard a
> number of nice things about some of the widgets and extra classes that
> come with blackdown, but if something else is better, I'll use that.
> 
> D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com
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More information to add to my quest. I went to java.sun.com, and see
their standard edition listed as java2 is 1.3. But there is also a 1.4
beta. Java versions seem to be a thorn in the side, can anyone suggest
whether 1.3 or 1.4 beta is preferred for the java2 edition, if using the
sun versions?

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com