Storing Java bytecode in a database
<p><a href="http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/second_edition/html/packages.doc.html" rel="nofollow">The Java Language Specification</a> states</p>

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  <p>A package can be stored in a file system (§7.2.1) or in a database (§7.2.2). </p>
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<p>We're all familiar with packages stored in file systems, but I have not seen packages stored in a database.</p>

<p>Can anyone point me at a site discussing this more thoroughly than the above html? I'd like to understand the purposes, advantages, disadvantages, etc. Note, I'm asking about packages rather than the storage of object instances.</p>
