Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:35:49 +0200 From: Andriy Gapon <avg@freebsd.org> To: Roger Marquis <marquis@roble.com> Cc: freebsd-java@freebsd.org Subject: Re: AW: Question Update Java Security Updates Message-ID: <4D77BA75.5030404@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20110309172456.BF72A106566B@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20110309120033.607A71065751@hub.freebsd.org> <20110309172456.BF72A106566B@hub.freebsd.org>
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on 09/03/2011 19:07 Roger Marquis said the following: > Greg Lewis wrote: >>> I'm not an expert in all the java ports, but if I compare the versions of >>> the different ports, then yes, openjdk is the most current java in ports. >> >> Agreed, we should probably switch the default JDK to openjdk6. > > Really, even considering the large number of security issues openjdk has > had and is expected to continue to having for the foreseeable future? > > Sounds like a recipe for pain among FreeBSD default JDK users or at least > those whose primary criteria for a JDK are compatibility and security. Is having very old "official" JDK any better? I don't think we get many (any?) security updates for them lately. -- Andriy Gapon
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