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> On 01/18/2013 05:26 PM, Todd And Margo Chester wrote:
>> Hi All,
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>> With all the security problems in Java right now, does
>> anyone know if HTML5 will eventually sub for Java?
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>> And, will HTML5 have its own list of prodigious security
>> problems?
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>> Many thanks,
>> -T
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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.
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> 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.
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> Java is much more than a browser plug-in and HTML5 has nothing to do
> with its other uses.
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> 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
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