From: jvorbrueggen@mediasec.de   
      
   > For instance, you absolutely need to know how much time each task   
   > will need to complete, but in Java you can't predict when the garbage   
   > collection will run, making the whole system unpredictable.   
      
   Just for the record, there are garbage-collection algorithms that are   
   compatible with real-time systems.   
      
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