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- From: jspencer@winternet.com (J. Spencer)
- Newsgroups: comp.object,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.java
- Subject: Re: Java: What's the Big Deal?
- Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 09:29:12 -0600
- Organization: StarNet Communications, Inc
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- References: <4i40ik$9dt@news4.digex.net> <milodDo5yDE.H8B@netcom.com> <1996Mar14.124235.9729@friend.kastle.com> <4iane3$dr4@news4.digex.net> <4iaqoh$582@engnews2.Eng.Sun.COM> <MARKT.96Mar15150513@atlas.harlqn.co.uk> <314B8239.247D@netalive.com>
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- In article <314B8239.247D@netalive.com>, "Erik P. DeBenedictis"
- <erikd@netalive.com> wrote:
-
- > Mark Tillotson wrote:
- > > I agree _totally_, but this world view is quite understandable given
- > > the wording in the Java white paper from Sun...
- >
- > I have another observation on this. Remember how Java's lack of pointer
- > is supposed to make it secure? The rationale is that the ability to
- > cast an integer into a pointer permits "wild" memory references that could
- > be used to do some damage.
- >
- > They must have been thinking about Windows 3.1 because all other O. S.'s
- > protect against wild memory references in other ways.
-
- Uh, they do? Certainly the Mac operating system doesn't at the moment
- although Copland is supposed to have protected memory.
-
- More importantly, I don't of an operating system that protects against you
- overwriting memory in your own heap.
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