On 01/25/2017 05:03 AM, Bill Kenworthy wrote:
The java 8u112 download that the latest oracle java pulls in requires an
invasive questionnaire to create an Oracle account to enable the download.
I was using iced-tea at one stage but found the android sdk didn’t work
well with it - is there a less objectionable java source than oracle
that has a compatible java?
BillK
"Why does radio-shack ask for your phone number why you buy batteries!"
Always good to not put up with this crap, I like to feed them obviously
fake information when I need something from a place that insists on
doing this.
I purchased some hardware (at a physical store with cash none the less)
recently and the cashier asked for my information and was annoyingly
insistent[1] so I gave them "John Smith at 123 1st Street" as she
audibly sucked her teeth.
The more people put up with this stuff the more bad things will happen -
two police officers recently were murdered in france because a terrorist
got their address off the internet and paid them a visit.
[1]I presume they get a bonus for how many marketing emails/information
they collect.
