Re: [CentOS] Is Java insecure ?

2013-10-07 Thread Fernando Cassia
On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 6:21 PM, Mark LaPierre marklap...@aol.com wrote: Java, which runs on a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is know in the trade as (J)ust (A)nother (V)ulnerability (A)nnouncement Let's try to be serious here. Theres funny definitions based on acronyms,based on everyone's

Re: [CentOS] Is Java insecure ?

2013-10-06 Thread Mihamina RKTMB
On 10/05/2013 07:29 PM, Patrick wrote: On 10/05/2013 12:27 PM, Mihamina RKTMB wrote: On 10/05/2013 05:21 PM, Patrick wrote: Hi Everyone I am considering learning Java. There have been well publicized Java security incidents recently that make me not want to learn it. However it's in Centos

[CentOS] Is Java insecure ?

2013-10-05 Thread Patrick
Hi Everyone I am considering learning Java. There have been well publicized Java security incidents recently that make me not want to learn it. However it's in Centos and I trust Centos, are the concerns in the media blown out of proportion ? -Patrick

Re: [CentOS] Is Java insecure ?

2013-10-05 Thread Les Mikesell
On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Patrick patr...@spellingbeewinnars.org wrote: Hi Everyone I am considering learning Java. There have been well publicized Java security incidents recently that make me not want to learn it. However it's in Centos and I trust Centos, are the concerns in the

Re: [CentOS] Is Java insecure ?

2013-10-05 Thread Fernando Cassia
On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Patrick patr...@spellingbeewinnars.org wrote: However it's in Centos and I trust Centos, are the concerns in the media blown out of proportion ? 1. In short: Yes, they were blown out of proportion with a high dose of FUD. Read the following analysis specially

Re: [CentOS] Is Java insecure ?

2013-10-05 Thread Mihamina RKTMB
On 10/05/2013 05:21 PM, Patrick wrote: Hi Everyone I am considering learning Java. There have been well publicized Java security incidents recently that make me not want to learn it. However it's in Centos and I trust Centos, are the concerns in the media blown out of proportion ? A

Re: [CentOS] Is Java insecure ?

2013-10-05 Thread Patrick
On 10/05/2013 12:27 PM, Mihamina RKTMB wrote: On 10/05/2013 05:21 PM, Patrick wrote: Hi Everyone I am considering learning Java. There have been well publicized Java security incidents recently that make me not want to learn it. However it's in Centos and I trust Centos, are the concerns in

Re: [CentOS] Is Java insecure ?

2013-10-05 Thread John R Pierce
On 10/5/2013 7:59 AM, Fernando Cassia wrote: 5. Applets are on the way out, most of the action these days is on server-side Java, and on client-side Java, not browser java. I suspect you meant to say... 5. Applets are on the way out, most of the action these days is on server-side Java, and on

Re: [CentOS] Is Java insecure ?

2013-10-05 Thread Fernando Cassia
On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 3:04 PM, John R Pierce pie...@hogranch.com wrote: I suspect you meant to say... 5. Applets are on the way out, most of the action these days is on server-side Java, and on client-side JavaSCRIPT, not browser java. client side javascript programming is sometimes called

Re: [CentOS] Is Java insecure ?

2013-10-05 Thread Les Mikesell
On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 2:04 PM, John R Pierce pie...@hogranch.com wrote: On 10/5/2013 7:59 AM, Fernando Cassia wrote: 5. Applets are on the way out, most of the action these days is on server-side Java, and on client-side Java, not browser java. I suspect you meant to say... 5. Applets are

Re: [CentOS] Is Java insecure ?

2013-10-05 Thread Mark LaPierre
On 10/05/2013 10:21 AM, Patrick wrote: Hi Everyone I am considering learning Java. There have been well publicized Java security incidents recently that make me not want to learn it. However it's in Centos and I trust Centos, are the concerns in the media blown out of proportion ?