On 2012-12-20 16:42, Niels Thykier wrote: > Package: release.debian.org > Severity: normal > User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org > Usertags: unblock > > Hi, > > I am considering to upload a new version of icedtea-web to unstable to > fix #693623. Currently, icedtea-web with Java7 does not work (at > least not with various national internet banking application). > > The fix is a simple rebuilt of icedtea-web with Java7 (instead of > Java6) as Java implementation. > > I believe this should be included in Wheezy as upstream security > support for Java6 will end before our support of Wheezy will. I > suspect it will only be a matter of time before the national banks > will blacklist the Java6 variant (assuming they are smart enough). > If it comes to this, Wheezy users will have no choice but to migrate > to either the non-free Oracle Java (not available from our > infrastructure) or manually rebuilt the icedtea-web packages. > > I have let the Java6 variant remain the default as that is status quo > and it keeps the (binary) changes as minimal as possible. > > unblock icedtea-web/1.3.1-2
Hi, Could anyone (who isn't me) please comment on this? ~Niels -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-release-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50feb965.6080...@thykier.net
