Java now a no-no?

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Java now a no-no?

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Our friendly goverment says we shouldn't use Java due to security problems.

Brief story HERE.
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Been that way for a decade, no new news. Too bad that 90% of military sites are java enabled and required for mission completion.
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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. :roll: :? :lol:
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Firefox automatically disabled it for me but now my bank's website is saying I am using an unsupported browser...
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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... :lol:
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"windows updater will fuck your life up in 10 minutes. Would you like to postpone?"
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I'm down with the penguin now esay, those Windows boyz don't be driving by my hood no more...
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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. :roll:
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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. :roll:
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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... :lol:
The US Navy uses Windows on all of their ships so far as I know.
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