[jsword-devel] FYI, Macs & Java

[Chris Burrell]

Great! That is good news indeed!


On 19 February 2013 20:07, DM Smith <dmsmith at crosswire.org> wrote:

> The statement is misleading/confusing. It disables the browser plugin for
> java. That is the ability to run a Java applet.
>
> This problem is not particular to Macs. It affects all browsers with the
> vulnerable Java plugin on all OSes.
>
> I've disabled mine and have no problems running Java desktop applications
> or even web start programs (other than the problem).
>
> When Java is not present and a Java desktop application is started, it
> will prompt the user to do an automatic download and install of Oracle's
> Java.
>
> Hope that clarifies.
>
> In Him,
> DM
>
> On Feb 19, 2013, at 2:35 PM, Chris Burrell <chris at burrell.me.uk> wrote:
>
> I came across this which may be of interest to people here.
>
> FYI, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21510791
>
> Apple said it had taken measures to protect users from vulnerabilities in
> Java, a widely-used programming language that was found to have serious
> security flaws.
>
> "Since OS X Lion, Macs have shipped without Java installed, and as an
> added security measure OS X automatically disables Java if it has been
> unused for 35 days," the company said.
>
> "To protect Mac users that have installed Java, today we are releasing an
> updated Java malware removal tool that will check Mac systems and remove
> this malware if found."
>
>
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