[KLUG Members] Java Complexity

[econophil at charter.net]

> 
> From: copycon <copycon at hotpop.com>
> Date: 2004/11/29 Mon PM 03:09:57 GMT
> To: "The main KLUG mailing list." <members at kalamazoolinux.org>
> Subject: Re: [KLUG Members] Java Complexity
> 
> On Mon, 2004-11-29 at 07:42, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> > I'm trying to sort out Java Virtual Machine, Jave Runtime Environment, JDK,
> > and Java PlugIn.
> > 
> 
> 
> JRE - Java Runtime Environment - The Java Runtime Environment consists
> of the Java virtual machine, the Java platform core classes, and
> supporting files. It is the runtime part of the Java Development Kit --
> no compiler, no debugger, no tools. The JRE is the smallest set of
> executables and files that constitute the standard Java platform. 
> 
> JDK - The Java Development Kit is a software development package from
> Sun Microsystems which implements a basic set of tools which are
> required in order to develop, test and debug Java applications and
> Applets. This software is freely downloadable from the internet. 
> 
> Java PlugIn - Java Plug-in technology, included as part of the Java 2
> Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (JRE), establishes a connection
> between popular browsers and the Java platform. This connection enables
> applets on Web sites to be run within a browser on the desktop.
> 
So if I download the latest version of JDK for a given OS, that will include JRE and the browser plug-ins?

That will also take care of the security problem that copycon alerted us to?


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