[NTLUG:Discuss] JavaWS?

[David Stanaway]

Robert Pearson wrote:
> On 4/26/06, Stan Gatchel <sgatchel at psltech.com> wrote:
>> Does any body know anything about JavaWS (Java Web Start)?
>>
>> http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/javaws/developersguide/javaws.html
>>
>> I am trying to test a new web conferencing product that requires JavaWS
>> to work. I have SuSE 10 on AMD 64. Apparently SuSE doesn't install it.
>> Any ideas on how to get this an install it?
> 
> After my early optimistic reply I did some Googling for---
> "SuSE 10 AMD 64 javaws"
> 
> JavaWS and the plugin were not there in late 2005 and I cannot find
> anything with Google that says it is there now.
> 
> It is there for the 32 bit releases.

I don't understand why the javaws concept which seems pretty good isn't 
implemented in pure java at least as a reference platform. There is the 
same problem for Linux/PPC too.

The xml webstart files are pretty easily human parsable, if you need to, 
you can just download the jar modules and add them to the classpath with 
the -cp arg to your jre incantation.

I just found this with a quick google:
http://lopica.sourceforge.net/faq.html#opensourcelinks

Apparently the source is available for webstart, but you have to agree 
to some restrictive usage agreement. Maybe you can get the source if you 
agree to the terms and build a 64 bit version.