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Firefox's Blocked-By-Default Java Isn't Going Down Well

Posted by Soulskill on from the teaching-grandma-to-click-through-dialog-boxes dept.

JG0LD writes "The Firefox web browser will, henceforth, require users to manually activate Java objects on sites that they visit, Mozilla has confirmed. This even affects up-to-date versions of Java, which you can see on the block list. The change is aimed at improving security and moving away from a dependence on proprietary plug-ins, but critics say it will cause untold headaches for developers, admins and less-technical end-users. "

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  1. Is it time to fork Firefox yet? by Max+Threshold · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I've had about enough of Mozilla's arrogance and stupidity.

  2. Re:Good idea by betterprimate · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Yeah, they are. Guess why.

    Sent from my iPhone