If I use the Free JVM's I can "apt-get install" them, they set themselves up with binfmt_misc properly, and set up the classpath appropriately. When I do my updates, new versions are installed properly. Suddenly it's very very easy to use, except that they barely meet java 1.0.
Except I can't do this with Sun's VM.
Now this doesn't necessarily require it to be open sourced, but a more liberal license would (IMHO) greatly improve it's uptake in the community.
Indeed a more liberal distribution license would be a great boon. Fortunately for RedHat and Fedora users you can get RPMs that work well. They're not the best RPMs and they come in an annoying click wrap shell script but it is better than nothing. Regards -- Oliver Jones » Director » oliver(a)deeperdesign.com » +64 (21) 41 2238 Deeper Design Limited » +64 (7) 377 3328 » www.deeperdesign.com