On 17.06.2013 21:26, Dan Mashal wrote: > On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 8:25 AM, Mateusz Marzantowicz > <mmarzantowicz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On 17.06.2013 17:18, Heiko Adams wrote: >> >> From my point of view the java-plugin is a big security hole and should be >> kicked from default installations ASAP. >> >> >> >> Then, why not fix it? >> >> >> Mateusz Marzantowicz > There is no way in hell anyone here is going to fix the security holes > in Java (open or closed). > > The only way to avoid the security holes caused by java is to not use it. Is java environment the only security flawed software distributed in Fedora by default? I don't think so. Please, correct me if I'm wrong. Does it mean Fedora should drop about 1/3 of packages because they have security bugs? What about Linux Kernel? It's also buggy. Should it be not included in Fedora? > > That's like telling someone not to use Firefox because it has security holes. Isn't it what *-nix geeks tell to M$ people about using IE? "Don't use IE - it's buggy!" Mateusz Marzantowicz -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
