Java, or the Java Runtime Environment (JRE), is owned and maintained by Oracle. According to the Java website: Java technology allows you to work and play in a secure computing environment. Java ...

Well, the message says, "No Java Runtime Environment (JRE) was found on this system".<BR><BR>Guess we'll just have to leave it off on this system. UPS should be more than adequate to keep all ...

Oracle's newly released Java 7 runtime is relatively painless to install and uninstall.

The main download page notes that the JRE is included in all versions except those for Linux and OS X, adding this explanation: Java is required for complete OpenOffice.org functionality.

My ZDNet colleague Ed Bott has exposed some icky practices at Oracle regarding their monetization of the end-user JRE install. Here's a better Java option for you to check out and some ...