Not really. They've been writing. For instance: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/30/oracle_knew_about_flaws/
and http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/27/disable_java_to_block_exploit/ The thing that most people do not seem to be paying attention to is that the way companies like Oracle work is very different from the way free-stuff software people work. Everything in the Oracle space is highly monetised. Revenue and so forth drives everything. (Which is not to say they haven't been bloody good technically in some areas.) Now all of a sudden they must support all ye freetards, per your rules! There-in, to me, lies the pain. Which is to say, next time you reach for, say, MySQL, pause to consider… P. On Sep 05, 2012, at 12:54, joachim Gwoke wrote: >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 15:16:24 +0300 >> From: Paul Bagyenda <[email protected]> >> To: Uganda Linux User Group <[email protected]> >> Subject: [LUG] Java7 woes >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> In case you missed it, the way Oracle works collided nastily >> with the way the free movement expects things to work. >> >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/03/java_cleanup/ >> -------------- next part -------------- > > > I am surprised it took this long for the Reg people to complain. There has > been a lot of noise elsewhere for about 10 days now about this. People are > disabling java use on systems most especially the *nix crowd even telling > their peers to wait 2 months. > > regards > Joachim > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. > _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
