[REBOL] Re: SDK licensing issues
From: greggirwin:mindspring at: 3-Feb-2006 12:55
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.
-- Gregg
