Posted by
lechristophe on
Oct 21, 2010; 2:17pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Threats-on-Mac-OSX-Java-tp3685971.html
I just read an article about the notes accompanying today's Java
update for Mac OSX :
<a href="http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#releasenotes/Java/JavaSnowLeopardUpdate3LeopardUpdate8RN/NewandNoteworthy/NewandNoteworthy.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010380-CH4-SW1">http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#releasenotes/Java/JavaSnowLeopardUpdate3LeopardUpdate8RN/NewandNoteworthy/NewandNoteworthy.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010380-CH4-SW1
The first paragraph reads :
Java Deprecation
As of the release of Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3, the version of
Java that is ported by Apple, and that ships with Mac OS X, is
deprecated.
This means that the Apple-produced runtime will not be maintained at
the same level, and may be removed from future versions of Mac OS X.
The Java runtime shipping in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and Mac OS X
10.5 Leopard, will continue to be supported and maintained through the
standard support cycles of those products.
I know this list is more oriented toward ImageJ use, but I'm worrying
about the future of Java (given Oracle's acquisition of Sun and its
attitude towards projects such as Open Office), and specially on the
mac platform, which I use primarily, given the evolution of Apple
attitude (plus they won't allow Java apps in their "App Store" that
will ship with OSX 10.7). As I'm not a Java developer, I just wanted
to forward the info to generate thoughts about that potential problem.
Christophe