Bad Java!

Ed Eddington ed at pcr7.pcr.com
Fri Aug 30 09:24:22 CDT 2002


Here's a governement website "Terms and Conditions" disclaimer on the use of Java...

11. NOTE ON JAVA SUPPORT.  THE SOFTWARE MAY CONTAIN 
    SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS WRITTEN IN JAVA. JAVA 
    TECHNOLOGY IS NOT FAULT TOLERANT AND IS NOT DESIGNED, 
    MANUFACTURED, OR INTENDED FOR USE OR RESALE AS ONLINE 
    CONTROL EQUIPMENT IN HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTS 
    REQUIRING FAIL-SAFE PERFORMANCE, SUCH AS IN THE 
    OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES,   AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION 
    OR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, DIRECT 
    LIFE SUPPORT MACHINES, OR WEAPONS SYSTEMS, IN WHICH 
    THE FAILURE OF JAVA TECHNOLOGY COULD LEAD DIRECTLY TO 
    DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR 
    ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE.

In these instances, use Perl;



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