Thank you for addressing this, Clement. In my experience, the only area I've seen compatibility issues with OpenJDK is in playing the free version of Minecraft: http://www.minecraft.net/classic/play I've tested a few different versions: Oracle 6u26 (default Mint 12)-works Oracle 6u30-works (could not find a linux version of 6u31 on Oracle's site) Oracle 7u3-does NOT work OpenJDK-does NOT work
I agree that the security of your users should take precedence over convenience. While Oracle may not provide all the details you need to know exactly how you can be made vulnerable, there are plenty of reports out there from the various security/AV vendors (look for their annual security reports) that talk about out-of-date Java installs being one of the top vectors for infection. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/890278 Title: sun java outdated To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/890278/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
