Tim: >> 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.
Fernando Cassia: > 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. Could well be, though I can't recall anybody describing which of them the thing being discussed in this thread was. I recall looking through browser settings back when I played with fire (Win98), and seeing various options for whether Java could access this or that, most of them being to allow it. Surprise, surprise. Anyway, Java is something I keep at arm's length, because it makes any multi-GHz computer that I try it on run like a lame dog. Even worse than Flash. > 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 No, not me... My graphic card's nVidia... ;-) -- [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686 Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists. -- 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
