I don't want to open up the webstart can of worms here, but we have multiple issues surrounding recognition and validity of signed jars when using certain VMARGS in combination with OSGi style deployment. We finally settled on JWrapper due to WebStarts apparent "brittleness" - but as you say, this is neither here nor there as far as JavaFX is concerned…
Anyway, thanks for getting back to us on the deployment tools organization… David On Jul 18, 2013, at 9:22 AM, Joe McGlynn <joe.mcgl...@oracle.com> wrote: > No, the deployment team works on these, not the FX team. It's the same bits > for FX and Swing/AWT when running browser-deployed apps (which includes > applets and web start). Deployment, FX and Swing are all part of the Java > client org. > > There are a number of bug fixed being worked in this area, as well as new > requirements around how to deploy a secure applet or web start app. The > deploy code base is currently identical between 7u and JDK 8. If you are > working with deploy technologies you should know this area is rapidly > changing and I'd strongly advise staying on the latest release (currently > 7u40 EA) and following the updates to the docs, especially around best > practices for deployment. > > In short, these are: > > Buy a code signing certificate from a recognized CA and sign your app > Use the new "permissions" and "codebase" JAR manifest attributes > > I'd recommend avoiding the use of "mixed code" if at all possible as that > results in additional warning prompts to the end user and additional runtime > risks. > > I'd also recommend testing your app with the security slider at the "Very > High" level with every update of the JRE. Typically new restrictions are > introduced first at Very High, and then propagated down into High and > ultimately Medium over time. > > If there are problems using deployment with FX, of course report the issue > and the team will investigate. I'm aware of one problem that causes some FX > web start apps not to work with the latest release. It's being investigated > right now. > > > > On Jul 18, 2013, at 6:40 AM, Daniel Zwolenski <zon...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sure, but no one other than the JFX team are (or will be) working on these >> right? They are effectively desktop technologies and no other team has any >> interest in them I'm guessing? >> >> I'd assume if they're not on the JFX roadmap, they're not on the Java >> roadmap? >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 9:48 PM, Artem Ananiev >> <artem.anan...@oracle.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> On 7/18/2013 3:00 AM, David Ray wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Richard, >>>> >>>> I don't see any mention of WebStart and JavaFX on the milestone list - >>>> are issues surrounding (and suffocating :)) WebStart going to addressed as >>>> part of the JDK release 8 instead? >>>> >>> >>> Java Plugin and Java Web Start are not parts of JavaFX (although JavaFX >>> provides some APIs for them), they are shared between JDK and JavaFX and >>> released as a part of Oracle JDK8 (not included to OpenJDK). >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Artem >>> >>> >>> David >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Jul 17, 2013, at 12:06 PM, Richard Bair <richard.b...@oracle.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Peter, >>>>> >>>>> Our dates match up with JDK 8: http://openjdk.java.net/** >>>>> projects/jdk8/milestones<http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/milestones> >>>>> >>>>> Feature complete was a month ago (but little API tweaks continue to >>>>> happen). Things are supposed to be reasonably stable by October 24 (Zero >>>>> Bug Bounce http://openjdk.java.net/**projects/jdk8/milestones#Zero_** >>>>> Bug_Bounce<http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/milestones#Zero_Bug_Bounce>) >>>>> and GA in March. >>>>> >>>>> Richard >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 17, 2013, at 9:52 AM, Peter Penzov <peter.pen...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>>> I'm new to JavaFX I'm interested what is the current progress of >>>>>> development of JavaFX 8. I want to use it for base framework for my >>>>>> enterprise application but I have concerns is it stable to be used? Can >>>>>> you >>>>>> give me some information do you plan to add something else before the >>>>>> official release? >>>>>> >>>>>> Best wishes, >>>>>> Peter >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >
