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You can run anything you want in OS X. This block for Java is part of a (easily deactivated) security system to prevent malware or critically vulnerable softwar
by archgrove 14y ago
You can run anything you want in OS X. This block for Java is part of a (easily deactivated) security system to prevent malware or critically vulnerable software from compromising your system.
- sergiotapia 14y agoI think you missed his point. :)
- archgrove 14y agoQuite possibly! Have re-read, but only see a misinformed comment. What was the point?
- orionblastar 14y agoNope not when Apple has the ability to block anything on OS X remotely. You unblocked it, and then they do another check and block it again. What is to stop Apple from blocking free and open source software in the same way? Say they want you to buy iWork, not use LibreOffice for free, so they put in a block for LibreOffice. Now let's say they don't want you using Firefox or Chrome and they want you to use Safari instead, so they block Firefox and Chrome. Citing that they are all 'security risks' because they are code Apple does not control. BTW LibreOffice and OpenOffice.Org are Java based, and this Java block would stop them from working in the web browser to display documents. There will come a time with Mac OS X that Apple will lock it down like they did to iOS, and you'll have to jailbreak it to run what you want on it. This will be done for security reasons, of course, to protect the user.
- archgrove 14y agoJust turn off the auto update for the blacklist (IIRC, it's in the Security prefpane). "Problem" solved?