RE: [libreoffice-users] Is it safe to install Java for OS X 2012-006 1.0

2012-10-18 Thread V Stuart Foote
Guy, Only one way to find out for sure ;) However, with Apple turning over maintenance of the Java JRE for OSX to Oracle, you have little choice. You might poke around and see what has been said on the various Apple forums in general about stability of the upgraded JRE, but you should not

Re: [libreoffice-users] Is it safe to install Java for OS X 2012-006 1.0

2012-10-18 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Just avoid getting the 6_39 version as that seemed to have problems specifically on Macs.  I think that you are usually pretty safe on Mac but of the 2 security issues in the last couple of years it's the java 6_39 that was the cause.  Hmm, or was it the _29?  Definitely had a 9 at the