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Re: new JDK versions

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From	Simon Lewis <simonlewis2001@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: new JDK versions
Date	Sun, 20 Apr 2014 14:38:46 +0100
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Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> writes:

> On Sun, 20 Apr 2014 10:40:00 +0100, "Chris Uppal"
> <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> wrote, quoted or indirectly
> quoted someone who said :
>
>>
>>security definitely known not to be required or desirable (by anyone) => HTTP
>>else => HTTPS
>
> For web browsing, most people would rather have the speed. Programmers
> would prefer to see what is going on clear text.

The "speed" increase in general web browsing would be totally and
utterly unnoticeable for the great majority of "non secure" needs
assuming we're not streaming video over a dodgy link.

That said I see no reason for https in the vast majority of cases -
especially since it probably still doesnt work....

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new JDK versions Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-04-16 05:29 -0700
  Re: new JDK versions Wayne <nospam@all.invalid> - 2014-04-16 23:15 -0400
    Re: new JDK versions Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-04-17 17:12 -0700
      Re: new JDK versions Wayne <nospam@all.invalid> - 2014-04-18 00:12 -0400
        Re: new JDK versions Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-04-18 03:21 -0700
          Re: new JDK versions - OT Wayne <nospam@all.invalid> - 2014-04-18 17:27 -0400
          Re: new JDK versions Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-04-18 19:35 -0400
            Re: new JDK versions "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2014-04-20 10:40 +0100
              Re: new JDK versions Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-04-20 06:22 -0700
                Re: new JDK versions Simon Lewis <simonlewis2001@gmail.com> - 2014-04-20 14:38 +0100
                Re: new JDK versions Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2014-04-20 15:46 +0200
                Re: new JDK versions Jukka Lahtinen <jtfjdehf@hotmail.com.invalid> - 2014-04-20 20:55 +0300
                Re: new JDK versions v_borchert@despammed.com (Volker Borchert) - 2014-04-21 20:29 +0000
                Re: new JDK versions - OT Wayne <nospam@all.invalid> - 2014-04-21 23:38 -0400
                Re: new JDK versions - OT Andreas Leitgeb <avl@auth.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2014-04-22 18:34 +0000
                Re: new JDK versions - OT Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-04-22 23:28 +0000

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