linux-sun-jdk12 unfetchable

[Sander Vesik]

On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 21:23:42 -0500 (EST), Iang <iang at iang.org> wrote:
> 
> >> http://java.sun.com/webapps/download/Display?BundleId=9153
> >>
> >> no longer works.  Is this product still fetchable?
> >>
> >> Kris
> >
> > Same with j2sdkee13 and
> >
> > http://java.sun.com/webapps/download/Display?BundleId=9405
> 
> 
> Sun has a very aggressive support calendar.  From
> memory, once a release has been out for 6 months,
> the previous release is given a 6 month window, and
> after that it disappears from the site.  They actually
> delete all the downloads.  So, in effect, there is
> only a 12 month window to upgrade to the current
> release, before you get into all sorts of hot water.
> 

If this is true at all - and I doubt it - then its true only as it relates to 
Sun support contracts or similar. You can still download mindboggling 
old versions of Java. 

> iang
>