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Re: Friendly and secure desktop operating system
From: Ondrej Krajicek <krajicek () ics muni cz>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 15:44:32 +0200
Have you taken a look at Sun's recent Java-based desktop? Is that what you're thinking of?Isn't it just a slightly? modified SuSe with the Java name slapped on?Java implementations are not secure enough to run arbitrary code. A JVM really is a complex and large beast. And this makes it hard to make it correct and secure.
I must be missing a point. What has JavaVM complexity to do with security of Java Desktop? It's just a SuSE+GNOME with J2RE pre-installed (with Gtk look and feel). The 'Java' part of the name is just a business buzzword. One may use Java Desktop every day withnout running a byte of Java bytecode. This all of course does not mean, that the Java Desktop is secure. It just means, that since it is not written in Java, it may be user friendly :). Greetings, Ondra Krajicek ________________________________________________________________ || Ondrej Krajicek krajicek () ics muni cz || || Institute of Computer Science, Masaryk University Brno, CR || _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- Friendly and secure desktop operating system Timo Sirainen (Oct 13)
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- Re: Friendly and secure desktop operating system Gary Flynn (Oct 13)
- Re: Friendly and secure desktop operating system Valdis . Kletnieks (Oct 13)
- Re: Friendly and secure desktop operating system Timo Sirainen (Oct 13)
- Re: Friendly and secure desktop operating system Andrew Clover (Oct 14)
- Re: Friendly and secure desktop operating system Timo Sirainen (Oct 13)
- Re: Friendly and secure desktop operating system Valdis . Kletnieks (Oct 13)
- Re: Friendly and secure desktop operating system David (Oct 13)
- Re: Friendly and secure desktop operating system Peter Busser (Oct 16)
- Re: Friendly and secure desktop operating system Ondrej Krajicek (Oct 16)
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