browser plug-in
kolAflash opened this issue · 4 comments
Does OpenJDK has the Java browser plug-in? Or do I have to use that IcedTea stuff for this?
So if OpenJDK has the plug-in, is it already in the Windows installers like "openjdk-1.7.0-u6-unofficial-b24-windows-i586.zip" and where can I find it, to copy it to my browsers plug-in folder? And could you make the installer auto-install it to the plug-in folders of the installed browsers (at least Firefox and Chrome)?
My intention is to completely replace Oracle Java on the Windows PC's I administrate, not at least because I realized this is so much true!
http://www.zdnet.com/a-close-look-at-how-oracle-installs-deceptive-software-with-java-updates-7000010038/
Thanks
kolAflash
No, official OpenJDK doesn't contain browser plugin and web start module, so these builds don't have them. IcedTea has them, though different against oracle ones.
Interesting link, by the way.
The software management on my Linux (openSUSE) offers the IcedTea Java plug-in for my webbrowser and also the IcedTea webstart. Both is working quite well. But I guess it's probably not a simple task to add this to your OpenJDK build and compile it for windows?
I think it's doable, but not easy (building for windows is hard) and need testing with different browser/windows versions. But the main problem is security vulnerabilities, they are almost non-existent for server-side Java, but harsh for client-side (so bugfixes, updates, etc). That definitely lies outside the scope of this project.
@kolAflash FYI, some additional info about browser plugin and webstart in icedtea - mailist thread