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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Java - To install or not to install
Date: 8 Oct 2016 16:25:52 GMT
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On 2016-10-08, gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote:
> In the meandering "sierra" thread there's all this back and forth about 
> java being mandatory/not mandatory for another application.  I don't 
> care about that application.
>
> But I am struck curious by so many folks apparently adamant that java 
> not be on their system.  Is this reluctance wide-spread or predominant? 
>  What's the complaint?  I update it like I update everything on my 
> system, regularly.  As with many such things, I don't know much about 
> what it does or doesn't do, I just want things to (continute to) 
> operate smoothly.

It's about security. Java offers yet another vector (actually multiple
vectors) for attack. If it's not needed, it shouldn't be installed. 

<http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/01/31/apple-blocks-java-on-macs-due-to-vulnerabilities/1880783/>

<http://www.macworld.com/article/2028900/how-to-disable-java-on-your-mac.html>

<https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/02/good-riddance-to-oracles-java-plugin/>

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