The Blackdown Java-Linux Team is happy to announce the availability
the Java 2 Standard Edition v1.4.2-fcs for Linux on i386 and
Linux on AMD64.

J2SE v1.4.2-fcs can be download from
ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/java/JDK-1.4.2/ and our FTP mirrors 
(see http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/mirrors.html)

Release Notes:
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* Integrated latest Sun code

* Made FileChannel::transferTo() working correctly on 2.6 kernels

* FileChannel::transferTo() now uses sendfile64 if available

* Better font lookup support (including lookup for fonts in fontconfig
  directories). Java should have access to most (scalable)
  system fonts now

* Fixed crashes with some fonts

* Updated font properties for SuSE and Mandrakelinux systems

* Force headless mode if DISPLAY is not set

* Fixed some Server VM bugs

* JVMPI GetCurrentThreadCpuTime() now returns time in correct units
  and really thread specific values

* AMD64 specific:
        - Fixed epoll based NIO selector
        - Fixed JDWP
        - Fixed several code generation bugs

* Installer script:
        - Fixed permissions
        - Use POSIX compliant 'tail' options

* Improved epoll based NIO selector
  (This Selector implementation is not enabled by default, you have to
  run your code with '-Djava.nio.use_epoll=true' in order to use it.)

* Many other small fixes


Notes for the AMD64 Version:
===========================

The AMD64 version of J2SE 1.4.2-fcs uses the HotSpot Server VM by
default.  The HotSpot Client VM is not available for AMD64 at this
time.

* Requirements
    - glibc 2.2.5 or newer
    - kernel 2.4.19 or newer
    - XFree 4.2 or newer
    - libstdc++ from gcc-3.2 or newer (only needed for the gcc-3.2 Java build)
    - 64-bit build of Mozilla 1.0 or newer (needed only for the Java Plug-In)


Notes for the i386 Version:
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The i386 version of J2SE 1.4.2-fcs uses the HotSpot Client VM by
default.  The HotSpot Server VM can be enabled with the '-server'
switch.

The i386 Version is available in two flavors: One built with
gcc-2.95.4 and one built with gcc-3.2.3.

* Requirements
    - i586 compatible system
    - glibc 2.2.5 or newer
    - kernel 2.4.18 or newer
    - XFree 4.2 or newer
    - libstdc++ from gcc-3.2 or newer (only needed for the gcc-3.2 Java build)
    - Mozilla 1.0 or newer built with gcc-2.95 or gcc-3.2 depending
      on which Java build you use (needed only for the Java Plug-In)



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        Blackdown Java-Linux Team