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    One problem with write-once-run-anywhere is that the virtual machine is a program in its own right, from the point of view of the O/S. For example, most Windows firewalls allow you to grant/deny access to networks on an app-by-app basis. But most of them can't tell one Java app from another - they grant/deny access to the JVM, but if you have one Java app that acts as an internet server (Azureus, perhaps) then the firewall will not block any unknown rogue Java application from acting as a server. If there's a Java-specific solution, I'm an example of a Java user who doesn't know about it. Commented May 17, 2011 at 22:21
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    @Steve I'm not disagreeing with you per se but I don't really see how the pros/cons of WOCA or WORA are relevant to this question. Commented May 17, 2011 at 22:40
  • tangential, true, but in a question that's already a bit of a Linux vs. Windows etc religious war, maybe one of the lesser crimes. BTW - I did +1 your answer as useful. Commented May 17, 2011 at 22:54
  • Yay religious war! I'll get the tar, you get the feathers? Commented May 17, 2011 at 23:25