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Linux.com: "And finally we have Java, the "write once, run anywhere" language that brought us our first taste of client-side Web interactivity. Sadly, Sun doesn't seem to think "anywhere" includes 64-bit machines, at least for Web applets. Sun's JRE is available for 64-bit Linux, but does not include a working browser plugin. However, the IcedTea Java plugin will run under 64-bit Linux."