Comment on Ask HN: Why hasn't JVM become the defacto implementation for dynamic languages?parentComments−amorphid15yThe JVM is available on Linux and Mac OS X, too.−mtogo15ySure it's available, but it's error-prone to install, often an old version, and generally breaks all over the place.−Aloha15yThere 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.−chc15yOracle has demonstrated a certain eagerness to sue alternative implementations, so I'm not sure those really get around the issue
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The JVM is available on Linux and Mac OS X, too.
Sure it's available, but it's error-prone to install, often an old version, and generally breaks all over the place.
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.
Oracle has demonstrated a certain eagerness to sue alternative implementations, so I'm not sure those really get around the issue