Java in Debian 5


On the web page at http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/release-notes/ch-whats-new.en.html#id2794519 is stated:

"2.7. Java now in Debian

The OpenJDK Java Runtime Environment openjdk-6-jre and Development Kit openjdk-6-jdk, needed for executing Java GUI and Webstart programs or building such programs, are now in Debian. The packages are built using the IcedTea build support and patches from the IcedTea project."

Does this now mean that we cannot instal and run Debian 5 without Java, or that Debian cannot fully run without Java, in the same way that some versions of MS Windows cannot fully run without Internet Explorer?

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Bret Busby
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