Mac 10.5 safe to use XSlimmer on LR?

Anyone ran XSlimmer on Lightroom v2 to reduce the size? Is it safe to do so?

Apple encourages you to disable java (not javascript) on OS X Leopard because it's currently causing problems with websites which exploit that bug the outdated java versions have, to control your computer, that is a trojan.
It isn't an updated java version for 10.5. I have got the same problem so I am thinking in buying a 10.6 OS X version which currently has an updated security 'patch' for java.

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  • Does anyone know what is Little Snitch and is it safe to use

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    rachealfromva wrote:
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