[willvarfar]

1) if a student wants to pull an exploit they can, whether its in a process or a thread. The security angle just isn't there.

2) look at the docs for @deprecated: http://cupi2.uniandes.edu.co/web/javadoc/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api... "A program element annotated @Deprecated is one that programmers are discouraged from using, typically because it is dangerous, or because a better alternative exists. Compilers warn when a deprecated program element is used or overridden in non-deprecated code."

It says it is dangerous, and says nothing about it being removed in a future release.

That's the really big misunderstanding here. @deprecated as an API annotation does not mean "going to be removed in a future release".

Go use deprecated functions and be pleased when the compiler warns you nicely.