![]() In short: no, the JRE is not a "bundle of software from Sun Microsystems". Also, of note, are "free" Java implementations (a free as-in-speech) Java implementations that are completely independent of any Sun source, eg, Apache Harmony. ( Note1: ok, sure, there's the JCP, but in reality Sun owns the language.) ( Note2: Ok, not anyone the people writing the implementation have to promise not to break the spec (eg, like Microsoft tried to do) by licensing the spec from Sun - but that's just the right to implement a virtual machine.) See List of Java virtual machines for a short(!) list. Sun in effect owns (*note1) the Java specification, but anyone(*note2) can write a Java Runtime implementation. This article unfortunately not only is incorrect, but propagates the misconception that to run Java you need Sun Microsystems: > Java Runtime Environment is NOT "from Sun" The preceding unsigned comment was added by 158.182.1.38 ( talk The reason is, Java platform is a general thing, but Java Runtime Environment is a SPECIFIC component, just as Java Development Kit. Java Runtime Environment is DIFFERENT from Java platform Īlthough Java Runtime Environment is a part of Java platform, Java Runtime Environment should not be merged with Java platform. 2 Java Runtime Environment is NOT "from Sun".1 Java Runtime Environment is DIFFERENT from Java platform. ![]()
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