On Fri, 26 Apr 1996 sameer@c2.org wrote:
I go further. Java, as envisioned, cannot be made secure. It is too powerful a language. Furthermore, it is unnecessary for the tasks that
Even though that is all it is used for now, I think it was *intended* to be used for more.
At Usenix 96 in San Diego it was pointed out that applets are an abberation. This is a complete language designed to displace C++, Visual Basic and other OO languages. Thinking of Java as simpy a Web enhancement tool is short sighted. Personally it is more attractive than C++ for product development and we are trying to get it on FreeBSD, SCO UnixWare and SCO OSR5. Using Java for applets _only_ is like fucking your mother... Most of us are not into it. Dan -- Dan Busarow DPC Systems Dana Point, California