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Message-ID: <20031014073851.GD14131@adamantix.org>
From: peter at adamantix.org (Peter Busser)
Subject: Friendly and secure desktop operating system

Hi!

> >Have you taken a look at Sun's recent Java-based desktop?  Is that
> >what you're thinking of?
> Isn't it just a slightly? modified SuSe with the Java name slapped on?

Java implementations are not secure enough to run arbitrary code. A JVM really
is a complex and large beast. And this makes it hard to make it correct and
secure.

Groetjes,
Peter Busser
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