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Oct 21, 2013Explorer
No more JAVA
Me was thinking it may be better to get rid of Java on the Win PCs I use most. Has anyone else here done it and seen any goofy issues with browsers or other stuff like Adobe software problems runni...
2hams wrote:Dunno, I'll have to look. All's I know is that I tried to be a good little Boy Scout and update as required, and I got shut out for weeks while looking for the correct version.
Jeff - what version does the FCC require? We use QRZ or other similar online callsign lookup services. Also AARL will help with license renewal.
I am surprised that the apps require a specific version. It must be hard coded. This is the browser plugin, right?
My experience was that most apps are upward compatible (I.e., higher versions OK). There were some things in the software we developed under version 1.1 that needed to be changed by about version 4.x.
Also there are ways to write secure JavaScript (for the browser) but most developers are probably too lazy or more likely unaware of the techniques. We used these for military apps.