On Wed, 11 Jun 2014, Martijn van Exel wrote:
I have been cautioned twice in security forums about the use of Java on
my Windows 8 PC (it seems it might be responsible for the daily
creation of a particular and large temporary file). The latest reply
advises me to either remove it completely or have it in a separate
browser for use only with those applications that require it. The
version on my PC is Java 7 update 55. I was informed the latest
versions are Java 7 update 60 or Java 8 update 5 (Can I use Java 8?).
I wonder what other users of JOSM have to say on the matter.
There is a difference between running Java programs, such as JOSM, on
your computer, and running Java applets in your browser. Most of the
security concerns I hear about deal with browser applets. You can
disable Java plugins in your browser, thus preventing it from running
any Java applets, or change their security settings to ask for
permission to run each time. This will not impact your ability to run
JOSM on your desktop.
Summarize:
- You need to have Java installed (taking newest version when possible)
- You can disable the troublesome Java browser plugin causing all the
security nightmares or simply use up-to-date browsers which do that by
default.
- When installing or updating Java take care, that useless stuff like the
"Ask toolbar" is disabled.
I don't think JOSM will run on Java 8, but I haven't tried it.
Works fine with Java 8. Why shouldn't it?
Ciao
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