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Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS

From Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.ipad, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS
Date 2014-01-26 14:26 +0000
Organization Miskatonic U
Message-ID <slrnlea6oi.4tm.g.kreme@amelia.local> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <250120140811350980%michelle@michelle.org> <slrnle82k6.38b.g.kreme@amelia.local> <250120141441380334%nospam@nospam.invalid> <drache-DF007B.20015325012014@news.eternal-september.org> <do_ray_me-AEE523.13481226012014@news.albasani.net>

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In message <do_ray_me-AEE523.13481226012014@news.albasani.net> 
  dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> wrote:
> In article <drache-DF007B.20015325012014@news.eternal-september.org>,
>  erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> wrote:

>> In article <250120141441380334%nospam@nospam.invalid>,
>>  nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>> 
>> > In article <slrnle82k6.38b.g.kreme@amelia.local>, Lewis
>> > <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>> > 
>> > > Well, Snow Leopard is no longer getting security patches and is
>> > > critically vulnerable to many Java remote exploits. Probably some other
>> > > issues as well.
>> > 
>> > disable java. that fixes that problem. java isn't included anymore in
>> > later versions anyway and it's rarely needed anymore anyway. 
>> > 
>> > there isn't a massive compromising of those still using snow leopard so
>> > as 'critical' as it  may be, it's not at all critical.

> Does this mean that 

> <http://sudoku.sourceforge.net/>

> would no longer be able to see the solver and puzzle generator?

> Is one able to install Java as an extra on Mavericks (that can be 
> switched on and off by the user)?

You *can* install Java, if you are a blithering idiot and don't care
about your computer at all.

There have been dozens, if not hundreds, of critical remote exploit
pwn-your-computer security issues in Java over the last few years and
Oracle has proven themselves to be utterly incapable of securing Java.
So, if you have Java allowed to run in your browser, you're dumber than
nospam.

-- 
Don't be afraid to be weak, Don't be too proud to be strong.

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past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-24 11:04 -0700
  Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS "zulu" <zulu.romeotangohotel@ntlworld.com> - 2014-01-24 18:34 +0000
  Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-24 15:59 -0500
    Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-24 23:32 -0700
      Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-25 02:29 -0500
        Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-25 08:11 -0700
          Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-25 19:03 +0000
            Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-25 14:41 -0500
              Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-01-25 20:01 -0600
                Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-26 13:48 +1100
                Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-26 14:26 +0000
                Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-26 15:58 +0000
            Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-25 15:39 -0500
              Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-26 13:50 +1300
              Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2014-01-26 17:36 +1300
          Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-25 14:41 -0500
            Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-25 15:43 -0500
              Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-01-25 19:59 -0600
                Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-26 15:26 +1300
                Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-01-26 13:44 +1100
      Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-25 14:41 -0500
        Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-25 13:48 -0700
          Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-25 16:25 -0500
  Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2014-01-24 16:15 -0500
    Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-01-25 11:54 -0500
  Re: past, present, and future of Mac OS and iOS Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-01-24 17:44 -0500

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