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Having to install java is a deal-breaker for me, as Java on windows seems to be a recurring source of drive-by vulnerabilities.
by joseph_cooney 14y ago
Having to install java is a deal-breaker for me, as Java on windows seems to be a recurring source of drive-by vulnerabilities.
- rschmitty 14y agoJava as a plugin in the browser yes, I've been bit by that earlier this year (thank you MS Security Essentials!) However Java on your system like the .net framework is no less secure than any other runtime. You are running an executable you are at that executable's mercy
- trimbo 14y agoYeah, really a critical PR mess that Oracle hasn't stopped installing the browser plugin. Who uses that anyway? It's not worth the confusion anymore.
- joseph_cooney 14y agoTrue - it was its vulnerability as a browser plug-in that is most disconcerting to me.