On 11 February 2016 at 18:33, jd1008 <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 02/11/2016 05:41 AM, Ian Malone wrote: >> >> On 10 February 2016 at 23:22, jd1008 <jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I am sorry to burst the bubble that was perpetrated by Sun Microsystems. >>> I worked at Sun Microsystems as a contractor and talked to a very senior >>> developer at Menlo Park. I knew this developer from working with him in >>> a previous company. Under my oath never to reveal his name, he clued me >>> in >>> that the fictitious "sandbox" was the entire system. Sun was clever to >>> use >>> the >>> term sandbox as a subterfuge for the silicon of the chips. >>> This "sandbox=entire system" was confirmed to me in an email from another >>> very senior developer who is still on this list, but will not expose his >>> name. >>> He confirmed that the sandbox is the entirety of the system. >>> Reason why some people will go to email flame wars on this issue is >>> because >>> either it is their penny at stake, or they are obeying their superiors. >> >> Without details as to what language and vm it refers to unfortunately >> this is not a very useful anecdote. The plugin sandbox that firefox or >> edge use is not the same as a javascript sandbox in netscape (was >> there one?), or a java sandbox. > > So, you keep sanctioning and spreading and supporting the illusion of > security? > Such a sad position to adopt. > > > I'm afraid your only viable solution is to never connect to the internet again. -- imalone http://ibmalone.blogspot.co.uk -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
