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JRE & JDK now available to OS X developers

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Re: JRE & JDK now available to OS X developers

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Post by lnguyen »

kevinconroy wrote: post #2

Direct links for downloading Mac OS X versions (*.dmg) JRE: http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u6-b24/jre-7u6-... JDK: http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u6-b24/jdk-7u6-...

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You'll need to start off here:

JRE: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7...

JDK: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7...

Re: JRE & JDK now available to OS X developers

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Post by kodablah »

Here I am hoping for something like project jigsaw (or something else) to make it easy to modularize my applications and redistribute/install only the JRE pieces I need, and then I read "Starting with this release, JavaFX is now fully integrated into Oracle's Java SE implementation"

So much for a less bloated runtime. I confess I am not sure how big of a size impact JavaFX has (and I'm reasonably sure it has no runtime impact).

Re: JRE & JDK now available to OS X developers

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Post by ConstantineXVI »

geoffhill wrote: post #4

So speaking just in terms of the JRE, is there any reason to download it from Oracle instead of Apple? A separate Oracle updating program is a much less elegant solution than the current Software Updates integration that Apple uses.

Main reason; the Apple JRE is still Java 6 (and will remain so for eternity).

Re: JRE & JDK now available to OS X developers

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Post by chc »

geoffhill wrote: post #4

So speaking just in terms of the JRE, is there any reason to download it from Oracle instead of Apple? A separate Oracle updating program is a much less elegant solution than the current Software Updates integration that Apple uses.

Apple has EOL'd its Java and told people to switch to Oracle's version. That's a pretty good reason IMO.

Re: JRE & JDK now available to OS X developers

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Post by jpxxx »

Apple's already removed their own JRE from default OS X installs, demand-loading it only with explicit user authorization.

Furthermore they've sent out recent security updates partially disabling applet loading in web browsers and disabling the JVM entirely if it hasn't been used in a long while.

I think that the next step of completely shuttering Apple's JRE demand-loader will be a straight-up security win for most end-users, ensuring that only those who require Java have it.

Re: JRE & JDK now available to OS X developers

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Post by daniellockard »

lnguyen wrote: post #3
kevinconroy wrote: post #2

Direct links for downloading Mac OS X versions (*.dmg) JRE: http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u6-b24/jre-7u6-... JDK: http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/7u6-b24/jdk-7u6-...

Oracle downloads rely on a cookie being set after agreeing to the license. You'll need to start off here: JRE: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jre7... JDK: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk7...

Worked just fine clicking the link to the DMG.
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