[THREDDS #WMP-891963]: TDS documentation improvement

Thanks Ben. Ill add "JDK 1.6 or 1.7". Hopefully that will clear it up.

> Hi,
> 
> I'm in the process of implementing TDS and IDV on my laptop -- again.
> This time I thought I'd take the opportunity to make suggestions for
> improvement to documentation and support as I run into things.
> 
> The first that's come up is the TDS system requirements section where it
> indicates a need for Java 1.6 or above.   When one goes to the current Java
> home page (pointed to in the TDS document), there is no mention of Java
> 1.6.  The Top Downloads listed are
> 
> Top Downloads
> 
> 
> - Java SE<http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html>
> - , Java EE and
> GlassFish<http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/downloads/index.html>
> - , JavaFX<http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javafx/downloads/index.html>
> ,
> - Java 
> ME<http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javame/javamobile/download/index.html>
> - , JDeveloper 11*g* and
> ADF<http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/jdev/index.html>
> ,
> - Enterprise Pack for
> Eclipse<http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/oepe/index.html>
> - , NetBeans IDE <http://netbeans.org/downloads/>
> - , Pre-Built VM for Java
> Developers<http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/community/developer-vm/index.html>
> 
> 
> *
> *
> plus there are new downloads listed
> 
> New Downloads
> 
> 
> - GlassFish 
> 3.1.2<http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/downloads/index.html>
> -
> 
> Released 2/29/12
> 
> - ,Java SE 7 Update 3 & Java SE 6 Update
> 31<http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index-jsp-138363.html>
> -
> 
> Released 2/14/12
> 
> - , JavaFX 
> 2.0.3<http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javafx/downloads/index.html>
> ,
> -
> 
> Released 2/14/12
> 
> - NetBeans IDE 7.1 <http://netbeans.org/index.html>
> -
> 
> Released 1/5/12
> 
> - Java SE Embedded 7 Update 2 & 6 Update
> 30<http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/embedded/downloads/javase/index.html>
> -
> 
> Released 12/12/11
> 
> 
> 
> 
> It's hard to figure out what to download in order to get Java 1.6.  I used
> to infer that Java 1.6 was what Sun/Oracle refers to as JDK 6 or JRE 6.
> But that brings up the question of whether the JDK is actually needed or
> whether JRE is sufficient.
> 
> In any case, this requirements area could benefit from some clarification.
> 
> For what it's worth...
> 
> -- Ben
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: WMP-891963
Department: Support THREDDS
Priority: High
Status: Closed