On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 3:16 AM, Tim <ignored_mail...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > > Java is supposed to be sandboxed, as part of the "protect your computer" > security mindset. But I begin to doubt whether any browser actually > does that.
You´re confusing "applets" that run sandboxed inside the VM and browser, with no local file access, with JAVA WEB START. Java Web Start allows you to launch full java _desktop_ applications (like Azureus/Vuze) applications with a single click, from a remote web server. These are SIGNED applications, that you must first _grant permission_ to run in a screen where you are shown who is the author and crypto signature information. Downloading and running binaries from trusted places is nothing unheard of in the Linux world I´m sure, like when you download and run those binary ATI drivers for Linux... ;-P FC -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
