Actually on new PCs from the likes of Currys in the UK and Best Buy in the US I've not seen a Java-less Windows installation for at least 5 years. -----Original Message----- From: "Fabrizio Giudici" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:48:49 To: The Java Posse<[email protected]>; Carl Jokl<[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [The Java Posse] ZDNet article about online security advises users to uninstall Java
On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:04:12 +0100, Carl Jokl <[email protected]> wrote: > It is pretty blunt in the assessment, just get rid of it, you won't > miss it once it is gone. For a lot of people sadly it might be true > and maybe those who play Minecraft won't be reading an article like > this anyway. > > Link: > http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/ten-little-things-to-secure-your-online-presence/9901?tag=nl.e539 > He's not the first and won't be the last. As it's not the first silly thing published by zdnet and won't be the last. The author proves also a substantial incompetence and ignorance of the real world, as if he's really concerned about Java security holes, he should explicitly warn people about not installing and using applications that embed a Java runtime. BTW, to me it's clear that the trend will be to have Java-based desktop applications to embed a Java runtime, given that Java probably won't be pre-installed any longer on Mac OS X (and it has been not pre-installed on Windows for years). For instance, the very popular Cyberduck application (do'h, a popular application made with Java!) has recently started shipping with an embedded runtime: http://groups.google.com/group/cyberduck/browse_thread/thread/455979b080390980 Apple itself is working on an official feature for OpenJDK 7 which is a pre-cooked JRE bundle to be embedded in apps. The fun thing is that in this way, unless the application developer cares by himself for upgrades, the JREs won't be automatically updated for the latest fixes. As it often happens, people believe to act smarter and ends up dumber. -- Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." [email protected] http://tidalwave.it - http://fabriziogiudici.it -- 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 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.
