Re: Update on the Java update

Posted by Carl Tollander on
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Update-on-the-Java-update-tp7581225p7581226.html

My understanding is, the problem is with the 1.7 version plugin for the browsers.   Standalone JRE is ok.  OTOH, many folks have trouble with the disable java buttons or aren't clear on the distinction between the plugin and the runtime, so they're getting advice to uninstall it completely.   Which they may be unsuccessful at if they don't understand why they are getting the advice in the first place. 

I suspect there's a whole lot of background procurement politics and marketing FUD going on here as well.   Once you've raised an alert to orange, nobody wants to take responsibility for going back to yellow.

Carl

On 1/14/13 5:33 PM, Tom Johnson wrote:
Update on the update:

U.S. says Java still risky, even after security update
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/14/us-java-oracle-security-idUSBRE90D10P20130114

-tj


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