Java: Red Alert

[CaptainHaplo]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Haplo, I finally figured out the sandbox thing, and got it configured.

Glad you did! Sandboxes save a lot of work! Good info here for most folks.

The issue is that Java is used in both the business world and by the private individual. Oracle makes money off of the business world - so they have a "patch" schedule and priority system for issues that accomodates their revenue stream. Because of this - the private individual - who pays nothing for Java - does not get the support they would like.

Its a two edged sword. Being in IT, I see both sides. I can't blame them for focusing on exploits that would "get through" most secured business networks, at the expense of those who don't help them survive as a company. Yet one has to wonder - do they realize the damage they are doing to their brand because of that? Business planners are not immune to public perception....