Note that it is the Apple Java virtual machine being deprocated. Other vendors are free to offer a JavaVM for OS X. I would guess, without having done any research, that something is already out there or in the works by another vendor. Could be way off base on this. Everett Zufelt http://zufelt.ca Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ezufelt View my LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt On 2010-10-21, at 11:23 AM, Kerneels Roos wrote: > Thanks for the link Andreas. > > On 10/21/2010 4:53 PM, Andreas Stefik wrote: >> Hey folks, >> >> Some bad news. Looks as if Apple has deprecated all of Java on Mac OS >> X, and it may not be shipped with future releases. >> >> Here's a link: >> >> http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#releasenotes/Java/JavaSnowLeopardUpdate3LeopardUpdate8RN/NewandNoteworthy/NewandNoteworthy.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010380-CH4-DontLinkElementID_2 >> >> Stefik >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> > > -- > Kerneels Roos > Cell: +27 (0)82 309 1998 > Skype: cornelis.roos > > "Common Sense" is not "Common Practice" . > > "The Strawberry Jam Law: > The wider you spread it, the thinner it gets..." > -- from the Java Specialist Newsletter, from a book on consulting. > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >