HI Joel
yes - this seems to be behind the draconian new settings which effectively
mean that one can no longer realistically display applets within a web
page ( unless I believe one coughs up quite a lot of money for a security
certificate). It's a great pity because it means quite a lot of pioneering art
on the net will no longer be accessible and the lovely work flow that
was possible with the Processing language -created especially for
artists - whereby one exported to a applet which could then be embedded
in a web page for all to see will vanish..So the rather nice little 200
character java pieces from the Rhizome project goes too..
Of course I'm not in favour of technologies that carry risks for innocent users
andI'm not an expert but I suspect it would be perfectly possible to make
applets secure, it's just not a priority for those whose interest in the net is
business - why should a few quirky artists matter? A little
voice says we had twenty years of relatively non-corporate fun and
everything is now closing off...
( and again I could be wrong but it feels like HTML 5 and the demise of
plug-ins might make the world safer for business but it'll be less
interesting for artists...)Maybe I'm wrong and someone with more background
than me can reassure me...
I have gone with the flow and created standalone applications of the
piece in question but the great thing about the net and net art was
always its immediacy -the fact one didn't *have* to download and run
stuff on one's own computer...
I'd welcome the take of those who are more tech savvy than me on this....
cheersmichael
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From: Joel Weishaus <[email protected]>
To: michael szpakowski <[email protected]>; Netbehaviour
<[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] big fuck-off blue grid #2
Hi Michael;
I once got a virus via a java plug-in that brought down my whole hard drive.
It was years ago, but I haven't installed java since. Perhaps Sun now
has better security?
Best,
Joel
On 7/26/2014 2:25 PM, michael szpakowski wrote:
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/szpako/14751445932/
>
> this painting is a companion piece to a piece I made for the Rhizome 200
> character Processing competition some years back. That exists as an applet
> here ( though you might have to tweak your security settings to see it as
> apparently applets are history)
>
> http://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/4389
>
> I also uploaded applcation versions for windows, mac and linux here:
>
> http://www.michaelszpakowski.org/bfobg/
>
> I thought I was making a little joke when I made it. When I looked at it
> again it surprised me how much I actually like it. ( I like the painting too
> & I like the idea of them both exisitng)
> cheers
> michael
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