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sun-java6 package

  1. Bug #420426
  2. Comment #22

Comment 22 for bug 420426

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Benito Mourelo (benito) wrote : Re: [Bug 420426] Re: sun-java6 6b16 update for karmic, hardy and jaunty

On Tue, 2009-10-13 at 10:27 +0000, Martin Pitt wrote:
> TK [2009-10-13 10:06 -0000]:
> > Ubuntu Desktop users should take responsibility for building their own
> > systems and insuring that they are secure.
>
> They should just use openjdk in this case (which is the default JDK
> nowadays, so if you install any java app, it will be pulled in by
> default if you don't have one installed already).
>
> If you insist on using the proprietary sun java or a different JDK,
> you are indeed on your own. But at least you will be aware of it,
> instead of using potentially obsolete packages from the distro.

Bad news for Ubuntu and good news for Java on Mac OS.