On Tue, Mar 05, 2013 at 02:10:02PM -0800, John R Pierce wrote: > > sad, really, as one of Java's original goals was to be a completely > sandboxable environment. I was just discussing this very issue with someone the other day. That was such a huge marketing factor in the beginning. And we waited. And waited. And waited. And it never materialized. > I wonder... is Java really getting worse, or is it that the hackers are > getting more sophisticated and finding ever more fiendish ways of > violating systems ? I think it's sort of a little of both. Tools and people are getting better and the people maintaining Java aren't getting any better. John -- What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left. -- Oscar Levant (1906-1972), American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor, as quoted in "On the 8th Day -- God Laughed" (1995) by Gene Perret, pg 95 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20130305/8dd246f5/attachment-0005.sig>