According to <http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4802619>, it seems I am correct, and the whole browser exiting is due to a defect in the Java plug-in. I hate crappy non-free software!
I also cannot reproduce the crash with appletviewer--only with epiphany or iceweasel. -- Sam Morris http://robots.org.uk/ PGP key id 1024D/5EA01078 3412 EA18 1277 354B 991B C869 B219 7FDB 5EA0 1078
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