> Given the infamous Flashback Trojan affaire that just passed and that even > goaded Apple > to put out 3 Java security updates in less than a week, is it sane or safe to > risk a > non-Apple-sanctioned Java install? Just checked in Lion's Software Update and > no new > Java stuff is pending in the pipe?.
The cause of most of the security holes in OS X are all the poorly maintained open source components that Apple has always failed to keep up to date in a timely manner, and the ones that they abandon for anything other than the most recent iteration of the OS. We should be dancing a jig and clapping our hands at the arrival of such "non-Apple-sanctioned" software. OpenJDK is our freaking savior! Getting X11, Java, and any other open source component out of Apple's hands is the greatest thing to happen since Steve Jobs returned from the wilderness with NextSTEP. Praise Jesus and hallelujah! Art ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
