Thread: Java for Maemo 5
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2009-10-23 , 17:18
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Originally Posted by Fargus View Post
Funily enough a lot of developers use languages other than Java. Android is a Java environment and as such is an obvious platform.

Sun are the ones that would need to port, support & maintain such a platform not Nokia. If you feel that the N900 needs Java then maybe you should organise a petition to Sun?
Depends on type of Java, depends on JVM used, etc etc.

Sun could port on contract, Nokia could ask Sun and then pay royalties, etc etc.

Your post clearly excludes possibility of unofficial Java support (with or without Nokia help) by excluding branding & certification. Which is why Android is not a Java SE environment; it doesn't pass the certification.

Because Java SE was not open source and because now it is GPL but required additional components to be replaced there are many options and they are part of the reason of this thread, as they're looked into here. The result of the discussion you can find on Brainstorm and Wiki.

Bottomline is: to run Java you do not need Sun to necessarily port Sun's Java SE to your platform. You need to get your port certified as being Java which requires a huge compatibility test which must pass completely. IBM, for example, has passed this certification for many years!
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