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Mostly due to the security risk. Especially on Windows. Even being a software developer (read: not your average computer user) and taking extra precautions (lik

by freyday 14y ago

Mostly due to the security risk. Especially on Windows. Even being a software developer (read: not your average computer user) and taking extra precautions (like click-to-run for java use in browsers) I've still gotten hit by malware that takes advantage of security holes in the Java runtime.

__mark__ 14y ago
You could use a virtual machine running Linux for more security.
cnf 14y ago
I second the exact sentiment on OSX. And running a VM with linux (or windows, java is as much a pain on either platform) is a lot of effort for running an editor. As long as it needs java installed, I'm out...
lucian1900 14y ago
Then disable the java plugin for all your browsers. I think you can even disable java web start.