Utilities | Apple Java for OS X 10.5 | If you run pre 10.5.x , disable java updates

Apple Java for OS X 10.5

Updates Java components.

Version: Update 6

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If you run pre 10.5.x , disable java updates

Feedback Type: Troubleshooting Report

Contributed by: Ilgaz Sunday, September 06 2009 @ 06:15 AM PDT

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Over One Year

I think time has come for Oracle/Sun to either take over PPC Java security fixes or send Apple a court order to EXCLUDE Java from PPC machines via software update just like they did to Microsoft in JVM 1.1 ages.

Currently, all pre 10.5 machines are under risk. Java is one of the biggest assets of Sun which is acquired by Oracle and they should never, ever allow Java to be dubbed as a security risk. This is an accident waiting to happen, I am just saying...

10.4.11 (and previous of course) users should disable "java applets" (disable Java in Safari and other browsers) unless Apple ships an update.

System Info:Multiple Apple computers, multiple OS X

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applets even - Ilgaz

not "updates", it is "applets", the tiny things running inside your browser without your permission.

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Sunday, September 06 2009 @ 06:16 AM PDT