Subject: Re: how to run java applets in a browser?
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Christos Zoulas <christos@zoulas.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 11/24/2003 18:39:25
In article <200311241751.hAOHpIb22835@panix3.panix.com>,
James Wetterau <jwjr@panix.com> wrote:

>
>A client has asked me to use a system that requires java applets in
>the web browser.  I primarily use -current and run mozilla 1.4 built
>from source (pkgsrc).  I found some old discussions on netbsd mailing
>list archives that seemed to imply that running mozilla-linux was the
>right way to go.  However that package no longer seems to be
>available.
>
>ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/packages/pkgsrc/README-all.html
>
>So I would appreciate any help anyone can offer in answering the
>questions: is there presently any package that facilitates running a
>graphical web browser with support for java applets on NetBSD?

No, to my knowledge mozilla-linux is the only game in town until
we get the ability to distribute native java binaries.

christos