> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:owner-freebsd- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Roland Smith > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 12:50 AM > To: Kurt Buff > Cc: FreeBSD Questions > Subject: Re: Status of Java in FreeBSD? (OpenSolaris is dead) > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:58:01PM -0700, Kurt Buff wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 11:57, Roland Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 07:59:20PM +0200, Antonio Vieiro wrote: > > >> Hi all, > > >> > > >> Now that OpenSolaris is dead [1] I was wondering what the status of > Java > > >> is in FreeBSD. > > >> [1] http://sstallion.blogspot.com/2010/08/opensolaris-is-dead.html > > > > > > IMO the "status" of Java is "best to avoid it". Just ask Google. :-) > > > > So, what do you suggest for SSL VPN clients? Some/most/all of the > > clients for these things are Java-based - well, except for clients > > running Windows and for which there is (usually) an ActiveX control > > (shudder.) > > If I read [2] correctly, isn't SSL VPN supposed to be clientless and work > through the browser? > > [2]: http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/VPN-Options.html
Yeah, but when you want to launch any application through WebVPN (telnet for example) you have to start Java applet. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
