On Thursday, September 22, 2011 8:58:59 AM UTC-4, Ricky Clarkson wrote: > > It's about libraries that Oracle distributes, that used to be signed and no > longer are, and the effect this has on webstart. >
With the important detail that these libraries are apparently, only Java3D, which has been in the limbo of abandonware since 2004. Sun open sourced it but never invested on it seriously anymore; and in 2008 Sun announced that it was abandoning Java3D for the second time, pulling the little resources they had on Java3D to focus on JavaFX. I'd say all this is true for other old Java media APIs like JAI. My take is that Oracle just doesn't want to have any liability for some old junk that definitely has a significant potential of security issues because it contains native code. A+ Osvaldo > > I'll be here all week to read articles for you. > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fernando Cassia <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:28:36 > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [The Java Posse] Oracle breaks Java Web Start, claim... > > WTF is this about? I´ve run JWS apps on Java 7 just fine. > > Although I didnt test OpenJDK... > > > http://developers.slashdot.org/story/11/09/22/1217253/Oracle-Removes-Java-Signatures-Breaking-Webstart?utm_source=slashdot&utm_medium=twitter > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/ORIioPTlcd0J. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
