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Date:      Tue, 8 Mar 2011 20:31:36 -0800
From:      Greg Lewis <glewis@eyesbeyond.com>
To:        Ronald Klop <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org>
Cc:        freebsd-java@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: AW: Question Update Java Security Updates
Message-ID:  <20110309043136.GA33705@misty.eyesbeyond.com>
In-Reply-To: <op.vrx0y0se8527sy@pinky>
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On Sun, Mar 06, 2011 at 11:34:02PM +0100, Ronald Klop wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:28:08 +0100, Zenger, Alexander  
> <Alexander.Zenger@f-i-ts.de> wrote:
> > Hello Greg,
> >
> > thanks for your answer.
> >
> >> -----Urspr??ngliche Nachricht-----
> >> Von: Greg Lewis [mailto:glewis@eyesbeyond.com]
> >> Gesendet: Dienstag, 1. M??rz 2011 07:07
> >> An: Zenger, Alexander
> >> Cc: 'freebsd-java@FreeBSD.org'
> >> Betreff: Re: Question Update Java Security Updates
> >>
> >> Unfortunately it's basically only the OpenJDK ports that are getting
> >> security updates for most instances, and even then only when the ports
> >> themselves are updated due to new releases, not often when the
> >> vulnerability is announced.
> >>
> > So what's your recommendation for a current java? Using OpenJDK?
> >
> > Best Regards
> >  alex
> 
> I'm not an expert in all the java ports, but if I compare the versions of  
> the different ports, then yes, openjdk is the most current java in ports.

Agreed, we should probably switch the default JDK to openjdk6.

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