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John D. · 03-14-2004, 11:11 AM

Well - here is the inside skinny about Microsoft and Java....

The newer version of IE does not include Java (as a VM (virtual machine)) given that Sun claimed infringement and wanted a licensing fee. So, Microsoft, at the heels of the Anti-Trust suit, decided to simply remove it as a core VM from IE. You can still download it - but frankly, I won't use JAVA on a website, given the security risks it poses to both the server and the client. And for all the sites I run - I have about 40,000 HTML pages - and nope - no JAVA...!!!

The opening graphic on the LugerForum is nothing more then an animated GIF file - expertly rendered by our own John Sabato, used by permission of Mr. Henrotin, author of " La Connaissance du Luger,â? - which is an excellent publication.

HTH!

John D.

03-14-2004, 11:11 AM	#3
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	Well - here is the inside skinny about Microsoft and Java.... The newer version of IE does not include Java (as a VM (virtual machine)) given that Sun claimed infringement and wanted a licensing fee. So, Microsoft, at the heels of the Anti-Trust suit, decided to simply remove it as a core VM from IE. You can still download it - but frankly, I won't use JAVA on a website, given the security risks it poses to both the server and the client. And for all the sites I run - I have about 40,000 HTML pages - and nope - no JAVA...!!! The opening graphic on the LugerForum is nothing more then an animated GIF file - expertly rendered by our own John Sabato, used by permission of Mr. Henrotin, author of " La Connaissance du Luger,â? - which is an excellent publication. HTH! John D.