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- README
-
- Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition
- Version 1.4.1
-
- For a more extensive HTML version of this file, see README.html.
-
- Contents
-
- * Introduction
- * Release Notes
- * Bug Reports and Feedback
- * Java 2 SDK Documentation
- * Redistribution
- * Web Pages
-
-
- Introduction
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
-
- Release Notes
-
- See the Release Notes on the Java Software web site for additional
- information pertaining to this release.
-
- http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/relnotes.html
-
- The on-line release notes will be updated as needed, so you should
- check them occasionally for the latest information.
-
-
- Bug Reports and Feedback
-
- 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.
-
- http://java.sun.com/jdc/bugParade/
-
- To directly submit a bug or request a feature, fill out this form:
-
- http://java.sun.com/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
-
- You can also send comments directly to Java Software engineering
- team email addresses.
-
- http://java.sun.com/mail/
-
-
- Java 2 SDK Documentation
-
- 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
-
- http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/docs/
-
- 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:
-
- http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/download.html
-
-
- Redistribution
-
- 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
-
- 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.
-
- Optional Files and Directories
-
- The following files may be optionally excluded from
- redistributions:
-
- 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
-
- In addition, the Java Web Start product may be excluded from
- redistributions. Depending on the platform, the Java Web Start
- product is contained in a file named as follows. The actual
- product version number would replace the <version number> notation.
-
- javaws-<version number>-solaris-sparc-i.zip
- javaws-<version number>-solaris-i586-i.zip
- javaws-<version number>-linux-i586-i.zip
- javaws-<version number>-windows-i586-i.exe
-
-
- Unlimited Strength Java Cryptography Extension
-
- 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
-
- <java-home>/lib/security/local_policy.jar
- <java-home>/lib/security/US_export_policy.jar
-
- where <java-home> is the jre directory of the Java 2
- SDK or the top-level directory of the Java 2 Runtime
- Environment.
-
- 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.
-
-
- Endorsed Standards Override Mechanism
-
- 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.
-
- For more information on the Endorsed Standards Override
- Mechanism, including the list of platform packages that it may
- be used to override, see
-
- http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/docs/guide/standards/
-
- 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.
-
- 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.
-
-
- Sun Java Web Pages
-
- For additional information, refer to these Sun Microsystems pages
- on the World Wide Web:
-
- 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.
-
- Copyright 2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara,
- California 95054, U.S.A. All rights reserved.
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