Bug#519235: pdfsam: requires openjdk-6-jre, but works with sun-6-jre

[Miguel Landaeta]

Eric Lavarde wrote:
> I do not fully agree: pdfsam doesn't follow the Java Policy, which
> states in 2.3. Java programs that "Programs must depend on
> java-virtual-machine and the needed runtime environment (java1-runtime
> and/or java2-runtime)."

Yes, you are right. Thanks for pointing out this. I didn't remember this
possibility when I was answering this bug report.

> Again, I do not agree, I think it would be perfectly allowed and user
> friendly to have alternatives: openjdk-6-jre | sun-java6-jre |
> sun-java5-jre | java2-runtime

I would not prefer to depend explicitly on sun-java?-jre (even if this
is optional).
I would prefer this package just depends on openjdk-6-jre | java2-runtime.

Regards,

-- 
Miguel Landaeta, miguel at miguel.cc
secure email with PGP 0xBBAE1769 available at http://keyserver.pgp.com/
"Faith means not wanting to know what is true." -- Nietzsche