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Java now a no-no?
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 12:51 pm
by Rich
Our friendly goverment says we shouldn't use Java due to security problems.
Brief story
HERE.
Re: Java now a no-no?
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 1:07 pm
by Yogimus
Been that way for a decade, no new news. Too bad that 90% of military sites are java enabled and required for mission completion.
Re: Java now a no-no?
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:31 pm
by Rich
HERE they are saying this is a new threat.
Kinda makes me wonder is this is more serious or people just want to engage in a bit of Oracle bashing.

Re: Java now a no-no?
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:52 pm
by mekender
Firefox automatically disabled it for me but now my bank's website is saying I am using an unsupported browser...
Re: Java now a no-no?
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:15 pm
by Highspeed
Yogimus wrote:Too bad that 90% of military sites are java enabled and required for mission completion.
Royal Navy attack subs use Windows on their computers, which really doesn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling...
Imagine that stupid paperclip saying " It looks like you are going to fire a torpedo at an Iranian diesel sub, is there any way I can fuck it up for you ? "
And as for the tactical risks of having to come to periscope depth every two hours to download the latest security update...

Re: Java now a no-no?
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:17 pm
by Yogimus
"windows updater will fuck your life up in 10 minutes. Would you like to postpone?"
Re: Java now a no-no?
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:26 pm
by Highspeed
I'm down with the penguin now esay, those Windows boyz don't be driving by my hood no more...
Re: Java now a no-no?
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:38 pm
by Rich
Got news for some Linux users. Some distros use Java, some don't. I think Mint does, and that makes me suspect that Ubuntu and its spinoffs do also.
I stand ready to be corrected.

Re: Java now a no-no?
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:41 pm
by Yogimus
Rich wrote:Got news for some Linux users. Some distros use Java, some don't. I think Mint does, and that makes me suspect that Ubuntu and its spinoffs do also.
I stand ready to be corrected.

Why, so you can ragequit the forums?
Re: Java now a no-no?
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:50 pm
by mekender
Highspeed wrote:Yogimus wrote:Too bad that 90% of military sites are java enabled and required for mission completion.
Royal Navy attack subs use Windows on their computers, which really doesn't give me a warm fuzzy feeling...
Imagine that stupid paperclip saying " It looks like you are going to fire a torpedo at an Iranian diesel sub, is there any way I can fuck it up for you ? "
And as for the tactical risks of having to come to periscope depth every two hours to download the latest security update...

The US Navy uses Windows on all of their ships so far as I know.