Java control panel: Next generation plug-in?

jim wrote:

Does anyone know about the efficiency/deficiency of having the Java
"next-generation plug-in" enabled?

jim

I don't use Java, so installing that would be a "deficiency".

I don't currently use any Java applications (or visit Java web sites),
to need it.

It's like a few things on the computer. If you don't use the
features, or use the code, there's no reason to waste
disk space on such.

If you install Java, then any time you read of some new Java
malware being in circulation, and you haven't upgraded lately,
then you'll need to install the latest version. In many ways,
it's like maintaining Adobe Flash on a computer. And if I don't
install it, that's one less thing I have to worry about.

The only serious application I've used, that relied on Java,
was some encrypting VPN software, so I could connect to the
servers at work. Once I no longer used that stuff, I could
uninstall the Java libraries.

Paul