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Apple Angers Mac Users With Silent Shutdown of Java 7
An anonymous reader writes in with news of the continuing saga of Java patches and exploits. "If you're a Mac user who suddenly can't access websites or run applications that rely on Java, you're not alone. For the second time in a month, Apple has silently blocked the latest version of Java 7 from running on OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher via its XProtect anti-malware tool. Apple hasn't issued any official statements advising users of the change or its reasons, but it's a safe bet that the company has deemed Oracle's most recent update to Java insecure. That's why the company stealthily disabled Java on Macs back on Jan. 10, the same day a Java vulnerability was being exploited in the wild."
If you ran Linux you wouldn't have to worry about software not being able to run.
Without Java applets, my plan to time travel back to 1997 and surf the web is completely ruined!
There's no -1 for "I don't get it."
This is why I run GNU Hurd, the only truly free operating system, on my Lemote Yeeloong. My freedom is incredible. I can run ls and cat and EVERYTHING. I look forward to support for manpages in 2017.
i love the Hurd logo - representing all 4 of it's users.