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Vas Crabb
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Re: Of course you failed, Java.
04/26/16 04:51 AM


> Yeah Windows and Office and Firefox and other things have security holes. But those
> are nowhere near as bad as what Java has. Not to mention the fact that the frequency
> of updates for Java is significantly worse than for other things like Windows.

The Java runtime itself has a pretty good history in terms of security. It's the Java browser plugin that's the problem. Java Web Start applications and Java desktop applications aren't a problem in general. It's the applets embedded in web pages that you need to watch for.







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* Of course you failed, Java. TriggerFin 04/24/16 11:58 PM
. * Re: Of course you failed, Java. jonwil  04/25/16 07:03 AM
. * Re: Of course you failed, Java. TriggerFin  04/25/16 09:50 AM
. * Re: Of course you failed, Java. jonwil  04/25/16 01:52 PM
. * Re: Of course you failed, Java. Vas Crabb  04/26/16 04:51 AM
. * Re: Of course you failed, Java. Foxhack  04/25/16 12:36 AM
. * Re: Of course you failed, Java. redk9258  04/25/16 01:53 AM
. * Re: Of course you failed, Java. krick  04/25/16 03:37 AM
. * Re: Of course you failed, Java. redk9258  04/25/16 11:56 AM
. * Re: Of course you failed, Java. TriggerFin  04/25/16 03:48 PM
. * Re: Of course you failed, Java. redk9258  04/25/16 11:37 PM
. * Re: Of course you failed, Java. TriggerFin  04/25/16 09:51 AM

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