Re: [Jmol-users] Microsoft Extends MS Java's Shelf Life (was: Jmol v10 javarequirements)

[Miguel <mi...@jm...>]

> 'In the wake of its recent sweeping antitrust suit settlement over Java=

> with Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft has extended support for the
> Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (MSJVM) by three years.
>
> 'Until last week, Microsoft was set to terminate support for MSJVM=97as=
 well
> as a number of key Microsoft products that include the MSJVM code=97on =
Sept.
> 30...'
>
> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1567445,00.asp
>

This news has generated a lot of hype/concern/worries in the Java
community. To date, neither Sun or MSFT have released much info about
this.

Microsoft's web site has been updated. But it still says that they will
continue to phase out Java support from all existing products.

They certainly are not going to reintroduce it where it was already remov=
ed.

I think it means that they will do security bug fixes ... nothing more.

We need to wait until some of the dust settles.



Miguel