Java was probably disabled due to a stink being raised over a server chain (which I won't mention here) using an ad provider that carried an ad with a Java exploit.
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Mart-Jan Reeuwijk <mreeu...@yahoo.com>wrote: > ugh, sorry bout previous... keyboard fail. > > > The scoreboard bug has been around for a very long time, thnx for fixing > that one :) > > I was just curious on the disabling of Java, the reason of it. (outside of > it being a buggy thing full of 0-days) > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Eric Smith <er...@valvesoftware.com> > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > <h...@list.valvesoftware.com>; Half-Life dedicated Linux server > mailing list <hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com>; > "'hlds_annou...@list.valvesoftware.com'" > <hlds_annou...@list.valvesoftware.com> > Sent: Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 20:10 > Subject: [hlds_linux] Mandatory TF2, DoD:S, and HL2:DM updates released > > We've released mandatory updates for TF2, DoD:S, and HL2:DM. The notes for > the updates are below. > > -Eric > > ------------------------------ > > Source Engine Changes (TF2, DoD:S, HL2:DM) > - Disabled Java for the in-game web browser > > Team Fortress 2 > - Fixed a scoreboard bug where domination count was reduced by 2 when a > dominated player left the server > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
