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Sure it's available, but it's error-prone to install, often an old version, and generally breaks all over the place.

• Aloha 15y ago
  There are other implementations too, like IBM J9 and GNU Kaffe. I remember using J9 in place of Sun Java when I was a desktop Linux user.
  • chc 15y ago
    Oracle has demonstrated a certain eagerness to sue alternative implementations, so I'm not sure those really get around the issue