[macvoiceover] Apple Discontinuing Java Installation Packages for Mac OS X? - Mac Rumors
- From: Kristyn Leigh <kristyn0@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:06:28 -0400
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/10/21/apple-discontinuing-java-installation-packages-for-mac-os-x/
Apple Discontinuing Java Installation Packages for Mac OS X?
A number of readers have pointed out that Apple's developer documentation for
its Java updates for Mac OS X released yesterday reveals that the company
appears to be ceasing future distribution of its custom-ported Java packages.
Java Deprecation
As of the release of Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3, the version of Java that
is ported by Apple, and that ships with Mac OS X, is deprecated.
This means that the Apple-produced runtime will not be maintained at the same
level, and may be removed from future versions of Mac OS X. The Java runtime
shipping in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, will
continue to be supported and maintained through the standard support cycles of
those products.
It is not entirely clear what the move means for the future of Java on Mac OS
X, as Apple has long been criticized for moving slowly on releasing updates to
Java and it is possible that Oracle could roll out its own Java packages (as it
does for Windows and Linux) on a more timely basis.
On a possibly-related note, Apple has noted in the guidelines for its
forthcoming Mac App Store that applications using Java and other deprecated or
optionally-installed technologies will not be accepted. Developers are of
course free to distribute such applications through other means, but the move
appears to be another sign of Apple opting to de-emphasize certain third-party
technologies in its products.
Apple's long-standing issues with Adobe Flash are of course well-documented,
with the company opting not to support Flash on its iOS devices and now even
shipping its new MacBook Air without Flash pre-installed.
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