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Re: Java - To install or not to install

From Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject Re: Java - To install or not to install
Date 2016-10-28 20:30 +0100
Organization Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID <nv0919$ivo$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink)
References <2016100809200284022-xxx@yyyzzz> <slrnnvilc7.16i2.g.kreme@snow.local>

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On 08/10/2016 21:22, Lewis wrote:
> In message <2016100809200284022-xxx@yyyzzz>
>   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?
>
> It is widespread. Java is a massive gaping security clusterfuck that no
> one who cares at all about security would ever willingly run.

There's little wrong with Java per se. It's the Java browser plugin 
that's the cause of most of the security problems, and that's easily 
disabled (and usually is by default anyway, these days).

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Re: Java - To install or not to install Calum <com.gmail@nospam.scottishwildcat> - 2016-10-28 20:30 +0100
  Re: Java - To install or not to install Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-29 04:11 +0000
    Re: Java - To install or not to install Larry Gusaas <larry.gusaas@gmail.com> - 2016-10-28 22:33 -0600

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