> On 01/18/2013 05:26 PM, Todd And Margo Chester wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> With all the security problems in Java right now, does
>> anyone know if HTML5 will eventually sub for Java?
>>
>> And, will HTML5 have its own list of prodigious security
>> problems?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
>

On 01/18/2013 06:09 PM, Joseph Areeda wrote:> Well, I'll add my 2¢ but 
don't think I have a definitive answer for you.
 >
 > First of all,  HTML5 is meant to obviate the need for many browser
 > plugin and when combined with Javascript will be able to substitute for
 > some of the things applets are used for.
 >
 > Java is much more than a browser plug-in and HTML5 has nothing to do
 > with its other uses.
 >
 > Joe


Hi Joe,

   I am not so security concerned about non-browser plugin
Java programs as I am the browser stuff.  I would love it
if Java was no longer needed by Firefox.

   Then worry about Java programs the same as you would
a C++ program or any other non-browser program.

-T