Talk:Java Web Start

message: I wondered what is the current status of Java web start and JNLP. Googling around I saw many few implementations beside Sun's reference implementation. Most of them are dead projects (e.g. openJNLP, netx). 
I think there should be a section describing the current status, relevance and usage percentage of JWS/JNLP around the world vs. alternatives (in Java and in other languages/environments).
A section with current and previous/dead JNLP implementation projects would also be a good think to have.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.179.92.170 (talk) 12:01, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  current status 

message: Using the security vulnerability search here: nvd.nist.gov
by entering search term: java "web start"
it finds over 20 holes from past 3 years. The article says Microsoft's "clickonce" is the equivalent technology, however there's 0 holes found for that technology.
In another comparison the whole Java package "JRE" has 50+ hits where the MS equivalent ".NET framework" had considerably less hits in the same 3 year search window.
I would not have bothered doing this comparison but certain large international banks are now mandating that all web bank users need to install JRE "in the name of security" (possibly also web start with it, I cancelled my bank account rather than find out). Given that the MS equivalent technology "clickonce" already comes installed and cannot be removed with the computer it's quite unreasonable to ask users to open even larger attack surface that's already known to be riddled with holes by the way of installing this. 
Sorry for going off topic but imagine if your bank suddenly required you to switch to Windows Vista to use them. This is the equivalent thing if you happen to use say a smart/mobile phone to do internet banking and JRE isn't available to the mobile phone.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.115.113.221 (talk) 14:20, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: True hacker never uses Internet banking of any kind, he just knows too much. Please stop flaming, seems already fully off topic Audriusa (talk) 08:57, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  riddled with security bugs 

message: A few of the external links are broken (could it have to do with sun being acquired by oracle?). I have no idea where the real pages are, but perhaps someone else does. If so please fix the links! 75.40.251.51 (talk) 18:49, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Links broken 

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