[evla-sw-discuss] Java 7 on EVLA

[Keith Cummings]

FYI, this is only true for Chrome running on a MAC because that Chrome 
version, by default, is only 32-bit.

Bryan Butler wrote:
> one side note that we should consider - i believe chrome doesn't currently support java 7. at least that's the message i got when i went to download it last week. 
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>        -bryan
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> Sent from my iPhone.
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> On Oct 24, 2012, at 12:09, James Robnett <jrobnett at nrao.edu> wrote:
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>   
>> Marie has not been running around 'scaring' you into an upgrade.
>>
>> We have to upgrade java to Java 7 due to some very real and
>> actively exploited security vulnerabilities in Java.
>>
>> We have bent over backwards to set up tests and help see to what
>> extent EVLA software will be affected.  We have never and never
>> will impact EVLA operations even for something as serious as this,
>> on the other hand EVLA software can't assume the world outside
>> is frozen,  a calculated risk was accepted in using something
>> like JAVA,  the benefit is high level language, the downside is
>> moving target.
>>
>> Figure out what you're doing and let us know.
>>
>> James (who's growing weary of this)
>>
>>
>> On 10/24/2012 01:01 PM, Daniel Lyons wrote:
>>     
>>> On 10/24/2012 12:53 PM, Bryan Butler wrote:
>>>       
>>>> not quite sure what you mean by "the EVLA will be switching to Java 7
>>>> soon," kevin?
>>>>
>>>> we've talked about some applications moving to it, but had no (formal)
>>>> discussion of mandating that all of them have to...
>>>>         
>>> Marie has been going around scaring us into testing our stuff under Java
>>> 7 in anticipation of a very near-term upgrade. There are security issues
>>> with Java 6, which is reaching end-of-life in February, and it is
>>> desired (by whom I'm not sure) that we sidestep the backporting delay
>>> this way.
>>>       
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