[REBOL] Re: SDK licensing issues
From: volker::nitsch::gmail::com at: 3-Feb-2006 21:18
On 2/3/06, Gregg Irwin <greggirwin-mindspring.com> wrote:
> Hi Volker,
>
> VN> MS uses VB for user-scripting all the time. With regard to internet
> VN> dangerous, yes. But for a big part because VB cant lock system-access,
> VN> while 'secure can. With rebol a macro can only harm the application,
> VN> in VB take over the system. Thats different. Althought 'secure could
> VN> use improvements, specially restricting network better (to certain
> VN> hosts/ports only, currently it can play proxy to the internal
> VN> network). And needs better explanation.
>
> Yup. The main thing is to understand what can happen and structure
> things accordingly. e.g. can a user trigger an error to bring up a
> console and see all the internals of an encapped app, etc.
>
Ah, that! I thought "cause harm" like a virus, not like seing the source.
> -- Gregg
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