| README |
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| Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition |
| Version 1.4.2 Beta |
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| For a more extensive HTML version of this file, see README.html. |
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| Contents |
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| * Introduction |
| * Release Notes |
| * Bug Reports and Feedback |
| * Java 2 SDK Documentation |
| * Redistribution |
| * Web Pages |
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| Introduction |
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| Thank you for downloading this release of the Java(TM) 2 SDK, |
| Standard Edition. The Java 2 SDK is a development environment for |
| building applications, applets, and components that can be |
| deployed on the Java platform. |
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| The Java 2 SDK software includes tools useful for developing and |
| testing programs written in the Java programming language and |
| running on the Java platform. These tools are designed to be used |
| from the command line. Except for appletviewer, these tools do not |
| provide a graphical user interface. |
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| Release Notes |
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| See the Release Notes on the Java Software web site for additional |
| information pertaining to this release. |
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| http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/relnotes.html |
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| The on-line release notes will be updated as needed, so you should |
| check it occasionally for the latest information. |
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| Bug Reports and Feedback |
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| The Bug Parade Web Page on the Java Developer Connection(SM) web |
| site lets you search for and examine existing bug reports, submit |
| your own bug reports, and tell us which bug fixes matter most to you. |
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| http://java.sun.com/jdc/bugParade/ |
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| To directly submit a bug or request a feature, fill out this form: |
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| http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi |
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| You can also send comments directly to Java Software engineering |
| team email addresses. |
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| http://java.sun.com/mail/ |
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| Java 2 SDK Documentation |
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| The on-line Java 2 SDK Documentation contains API specifications, |
| feature descriptions, developer guides, tool reference pages, demos, |
| and links to related information. It is located at |
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| http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/ |
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| The Java 2 SDK documentation is also available in a download bundle |
| which you can install locally on your machine. See the |
| Java 2 SDK download page: |
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| http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/download.html |
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| Redistribution |
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| The term "vendors" used here refers to licensees, developers, |
| and independent software vendors (ISVs) who license and |
| distribute the Java 2 Runtime Environment with their programs. |
| Vendors must follow the terms of the Java 2 SDK, Standard |
| Edition, Binary Code License agreement. |
| Required vs. Optional Files |
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| The files that make up the Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, are |
| divided into two categories: required and optional. Optional |
| files may be excluded from redistributions of the Java 2 SDK |
| at the vendor's discretion. The following section contains a |
| list of the files and directories that may optionally be |
| omitted from redistributions of the Java 2 SDK. All files not |
| in these lists of optional files must be included in |
| redistributions of the Java 2 SDK. |
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| Optional Files and Directories |
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| The following files may be optionally excluded from |
| redistributions: |
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| jre/lib/charsets.jar |
| Character conversion classes |
| jre/lib/ext/ |
| sunjce_provider.jar - the SunJCE provider for Java |
| Cryptography APIs |
| localedata.jar - contains many of the resources |
| needed for non US English locales |
| ldapsec.jar - contains security features supported |
| by the LDAP service provider |
| dnsns.jar - for the InetAddress wrapper of JNDI DNS |
| provider |
| bin/rmid and jre/bin/rmid |
| Java RMI Activation System Daemon |
| bin/rmiregistry and jre/bin/rmiregistry |
| Java Remote Object Registry |
| bin/tnameserv and jre/bin/tnameserv |
| Java IDL Name Server |
| bin/keytool and jre/bin/keytool |
| Key and Certificate Management Tool |
| bin/kinit and jre/bin/kinit |
| Used to obtain and cache Kerberos ticket-granting tickets |
| bin/klist and jre/bin/klist |
| Kerberos display entries in credentials cache and keytab |
| bin/ktab and jre/bin/ktab |
| Kerberos key table manager |
| bin/policytool and jre/bin/policytool |
| Policy File Creation and Management Tool |
| bin/orbd and jre/bin/orbd |
| Object Request Broker Daemon |
| bin/servertool and jre/bin/servertool |
| Java IDL Server Tool |
| src.zip |
| Archive of source files |
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| In addition, the Java Web Start product may be excluded from |
| redistributions. The Java Web Start product is contained in a |
| file named javaws-1_2-solaris-sparc-i.zip, |
| javaws-1_2-solaris-i586-i.zip, |
| javaws-1_2-linux-i586-i.zip, or |
| javaws-1_2-windows-i586-i.exe, depending on the platform. |
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| Unlimited Strength Java Cryptography Extension |
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| Due to import control restrictions for some countries, the |
| Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) policy files shipped with |
| the Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition and the Java 2 Runtime |
| Environment allow strong but limited cryptography to be |
| used. These files are located at |
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| <java-home>/lib/security/local_policy.jar |
| <java-home>/lib/security/US_export_policy.jar |
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| where <java-home> is the jre directory of the Java 2 |
| SDK or the top-level directory of the Java 2 Runtime |
| Environment. |
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| An unlimited strength version of these files indicating |
| no restrictions on cryptographic strengths is available |
| on the Java 2 SDK web site for those living in eligible |
| countries. Those living in eligible countries may download |
| the unlimited strength version and replace the strong |
| cryptography jar files with the unlimited strength files. |
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| Endorsed Standards Override Mechanism |
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| An endorsed standard is a Java API defined through a standards |
| process other than the Java Community Process(SM) (JCP(SM)). |
| Because endorsed standards are defined outside the JCP, it is |
| anticipated that such standards will be revised between |
| releases of the Java 2 Platform. In order to take advantage of |
| new revisions to endorsed standards, developers and software |
| vendors may use the Endorsed Standards Override Mechanism to |
| provide newer versions of an endorsed standard than those |
| included in the Java 2 Platform as released by Sun Microsystems. |
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| For more information on the Endorsed Standards Override |
| Mechanism, including the list of platform packages that it may |
| be used to override, see |
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| http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/standards/ |
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| Classes in the packages listed on that web page may be replaced |
| only by classes implementing a more recent version of the API |
| as defined by the appropriate standards body. |
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| In addition to the packages listed in the document at the above |
| URL, which are part of the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition |
| (J2SE(TM)) specification, redistributors of Sun's J2SE |
| Reference Implementation are allowed to override classes whose |
| sole purpose is to implement the functionality provided by |
| public APIs defined in these Endorsed Standards packages. |
| Redistributors may also override classes in the org.w3c.dom.* |
| packages, or other classes whose sole purpose is to implement |
| these APIs. |
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| Sun Java Web Pages |
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| For additional information, refer to these Sun Microsystems pages |
| on the World Wide Web: |
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| http://java.sun.com/ |
| The Java Software web site, with the latest information on |
| Java technology, product information, news, and features. |
| http://java.sun.com/docs |
| Java Platform Documentation provides access to white papers, |
| the Java Tutorial and other documents. |
| http://java.sun.com/jdc |
| The Java Developer Connection(SM) web site. (Free registration |
| required.) Additional technical information, news, and |
| features; user forums; support information, and much more. |
| http://java.sun.com/products/ |
| Java Technology Products & API |
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| The Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition, is a product of Sun Microsystems(TM), |
| Inc. This product includes code licensed from RSA Security. |
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| Copyright 2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, |
| California 95054, U.S.A. All rights reserved. |