It's fine to put that Java on the Mac. That version is only used for runtime programs. The "web" version, or rather, the one that gets run in your browser is the one you need to worry about. And you can have both this Java 6 version and the latest oracle Java 8 on your Mac and your web browser should use the later Java 8.
Having Java 6 installed for programs like finale to use isn't going to get you hacked or anything. Sent from my iPad > On Oct 2, 2015, at 6:21 AM, Thurletta Brown-Gavins <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I decided not to wait to update to El Capitan. I can't confirm if there is > still a problem with the dialog boxes that cause Finale to crash because I am > to start the program. I was told that I need an older version of Java. When I > clicked the link, I got this information: > > "Java for OS X 2015-001 installs the legacy Java 6 runtime for OS X 10.11 El > Capitan, OS X 10.10 Yosemite, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, > and OS X 10.7 Lion. > > "This package is exclusively intended for support of legacy software and > installs the same deprecated version of Java 6 included in the 2014-001 and > 2013-005 releases." > > I can wait for the planned November Finale update, but I'm curious to know if > that will "fix" the requirement that we have the old version of Java. Java > has had tons of security issues, so I'm uncomfortable about using an old, > "vulnerable" version. > > Does anyone know if the update will also solve the Java issue? > > Thurletta Brown-Gavins > > ----- Original Message ----- > On Thursday, October 1, 2015 Graeme Gerrard wrote: > > So, has this been tested on the releease version yet? > >> On 29 Sep 2015, at 8:52 am, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Thanks for this important warning! >> Harold > >> >> Quoting Henry Howey <[email protected]>: >> >>> Henry Howey >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>>> From: Finale <[email protected]> >>>> Date: September 28, 2015 at 16:48:41 CDT >>>> Subject: Don't Update Your Mac OS Yet > >>>> >>>> >>>> El Capitan and Finale 2014 >>>> According to Apple's website, OS X El Capitan, the latest Mac >>>> operating system, will be released this Wednesday, September 30, >>>> 2015. In our testing with the latest beta versions of El Capitan, >>>> we?ve discovered some new incompatibilities with Finale 2014d. >>>> Specifically, opening certain dialog boxes (involving expressions, >>>> articulations, and others) can cause Finale to crash. > (SNIP!) > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
