Filed under: Linux, Beta, Browsers, Windows x64
Sun releases x64 Java browser plugin
by Lee Mathews Dec 24th 2008 at 9:00AM
Java SE 6 update 12 is now available through Sun's Early Access Program, and there are downloads for both Linux and Windows platforms. It's been a long time coming (as you can see in the screenshot), and the release is another welcome piece of news for users of 64-bit operating systems.
Interestingly enough, Sun's own Solaris OS won't be running the plugin until a 64-bit version of Firefox is available.
If you're still using a 32-bit browser as well, you'll still need the 32-bit version of the plugin installed.
[ via Phoronix ]
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Nate said 11:00AM on 12-24-2008
Yay! It's about time!
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Dan in Tempe said 1:11AM on 12-26-2008
Thank you Sun! I've felt so alone and unloved with our new Vista x64 - an up to flash player!
Seriously, I'm suprised how some of the big companies are dragging their feet a little, while I'm having almost zero problems with the renking dink developers. I realize the smaller companies may have more free time than the bigger companies, but come on people. Vista x64 bit works, unlike it's x32 little brother. Secondly Vista x64 apparently has some security processes hard-wired into the mother board. You can't get under that kids. The Mother board is the lowest level of program available.
You see I'm not an expert, but I know that something that is in RAM can be changed, thus it's hackable. The operating system is hardwired into ROM. When you turn your computer on this hardwired program flips over to RAM making, which makes the Operating System hackable. You following?
However, there are some subroutines that are unchanging and thus hacker safe. They run through the ROM chips. Since the ROM chips are totally immune to any change what so ever, these hard wired security routines in theVista x64 bit are completely hacker safe.
You ever have your system taken over by a hacker? We have, 3 times now. This time it's different. This is war now. I predict as users become savvy to this information, that the x64 bit revolution will truly begin.
Plus Vista works wonderfully on x64 bits.
Time to start dreaming about next Christmas
:)
Dan
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PS: Thanks for all the awesome post you peeps do. I've learned so much!
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