[libreoffice-users] Re: Java & LibO: use version 6 for now if you must - was: What is the status of Java security?

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On 08/30/2012 02:14 PM, Fabian Rodriguez wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I saw this a few days ago, I'd like to know what should I make of it?:
http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/08/critical-flaw-under-active-attack-prompts-calls-to-disable-java/
> I never install Java when I install LibreOffice, but a few people end up
> installing it.
[..]

I asked about this to Canonical support. Here is their reply with
regards to Ubuntu:
"OpenJDK 7 is affected too. Please note that in Precise and Oneiric,
openjdk-7 is in universe, so updating it is not a priority [ for
Canonical]. So in the meantime use OpenJDK 6."

Knowing Oracle's strict updates schedule, version 7 won't have updates
before next month, which may then take some time to reach the proper
community channels.

This echoes the recommendations I've seen here to user version 6 as its
more stable with LibO.

Thanks for all the replies,

Fabián Rodríguez
http://libreoffice.magicfab.ca


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