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Java is a platform independent language developed largely by Sun Mircosystems. Java is an almost complete OOP language. Because of its ease of porting to many platforms, Java programs are very common. Java is perhaps best known for its use to provide interactive content to the web and for its use in many mobile phones. In the web realm, Java should not be confused with JavaScript.

[edit] Java on Linux

Linux users wishing to run Java applications or browser applets have 2 distinct options when choosing a Java Virtual Machine. Sun provides an official reference JavaVM for Linux users which is always up to date with Java developments. There is also a GNU distribution of Java, this however often lags behind is support for features and optimisations.