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From: dvdeug@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu (David Starner)
Subject: Re: DII COE bars Ada -> Java compilation
Date: 2000/04/05
Date: 2000-04-05T00:00:00+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8cfdlm$8a61@news.cis.okstate.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: wcc3dp0vgki.fsf@world.std.com

>"Marc A. Criley" <marc.a.criley@lmco.com> writes:
>
>> Ada, C++) to create Java byte-codes. This restriction is important
>> because such compilers may inadvertently bypass intended Java security
>> features."

The point of such security is so that I can trust a random Java applet
sent across the net. Since I can't know what compiler made the applet,
or even if it was written in Java bytecode by hand, it would be pointless
if "such compilers" could bypass Java security.

-- 
David Starner - dstarner98@aasaa.ofe.org
Only a nerd would worry about wrong parentheses with
square brackets. But that's what mathematicians are.
   -- Dr. Burchard, math professor at OSU




  reply	other threads:[~2000-04-05  0:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-04-05  0:00 DII COE bars Ada -> Java compilation Marc A. Criley
2000-04-05  0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-04-07  0:00   ` Wes Groleau
2000-04-07  0:00     ` swhalen
2000-04-08  0:00     ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-14  0:00       ` Wes Groleau
2000-04-05  0:00 ` Robert A Duff
2000-04-05  0:00   ` David Starner [this message]
2000-04-05  0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-05  0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-04-06  0:00 ` Marc A. Criley
2000-04-07  0:00   ` Robert I. Eachus
2000-04-07  0:00 ` Richard D Riehle
2000-04-07  0:00   ` Wes Groleau
2000-04-19  0:00   ` Robert Munck
2000-04-19  0:00     ` Robert I. Eachus
2000-04-20  0:00     ` Geoff Bull
2000-04-20  0:00       ` Hal Hawley
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