Nonsense!
The article you cite suggests disabling JavaScript aswell. The main
slippy map on OSM uses JavaScript. ergo, we should not be promoting
dangerous javascript.
Flash has never caused me any security problems on my Ubuntu desktop.
Talk to your OS vendor if it's insecure.
On 15/05/10
I don't wish to get into a Unix versus Windows war about security. However
recognise that Flash is a plug in to a browser. Because of the way browser
plug ins work they have very few restrictions on what they can do. I
retired recently but before that was involved in protecting very sensitive
On 15 May 2010 13:59, Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote:
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
Adobe has explicitly said in the past that they can't open source it
because they've used a lot of parts in in that they've licensed from
somewhere else.
On 14/05/10 23:51, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
It's a frickin' browser plugin, if the browser is letting it access your
l337 credit card details then the browser probably ought to address its
plugin architecture.
Sadly, the definition of how browser plugins work means that they are
firefox jetpack
On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Gervase Markham gerv-gm...@gerv.netwrote:
On 14/05/10 23:51, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
It's a frickin' browser plugin, if the browser is letting it access your
l337 credit card details then the browser probably ought to address its
plugin
On 18/05/10 10:05, jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com wrote:
firefox jetpack
Jetpacks are alternatives to extensions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Add-on_%28Mozilla%29
not plugins.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_%28computing%29#Plug-ins_and_extensions
for an explanation. I agree the
John Smith wrote:
Browser plugin security is a joke and has been for a very long time,
and as far as I'm aware nothing has been reported publicly that
anything is being done to fix the situation.
I think (though I'm absolutely no expert on the situation) that Chrome
and Safari are working
john whelan wrote:
In order to reduce the threat of successful exploitation of Web
browsers, administrators should maintain a restrictive policy regarding
which applications are allowed within the organization. […] Browser
security features and add-ons should be employed wherever possible to
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
Adobe has explicitly said in the past that they can't open source it
because they've used a lot of parts in in that they've licensed from
somewhere else.
http://www.adobe.com/de/products/eula/third_party/flashplayer/
Pretty much all the all rights reserved stuff
2010/5/15 Liz ed...@billiau.net:
On Sat, 15 May 2010, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
It's probably the major source of Malware in Windows
Yeah. The major source of drowning in the Atlantic Ocean is water. BAN
water!!11!11o...@wtflolccbysa
don't forget
oxygen is not only poisonous in some forms
Hi,
M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote:
that's why we call it sour stuff in German (Sauerstoff) ;-)
I'm also very concerned about the amount of dihydrogenmonoxide contained
in almost any drink you can get nowadays. It is virtually impossible to
escape the stuff, and people are reported to have died
On Sat, 15 May 2010, Frederik Ramm wrote:
Hi,
M∡rtin Koppenhoefer wrote:
that's why we call it sour stuff in German (Sauerstoff) ;-)
I'm also very concerned about the amount of dihydrogenmonoxide contained
in almost any drink you can get nowadays. It is virtually impossible to
escape
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 12:17, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote:
I'm also very concerned about the amount of dihydrogenmonoxide contained
in almost any drink you can get nowadays. It is virtually impossible to
escape the stuff, and people are reported to have died from it already[0].
On 14 May 2010 22:38, Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote:
I would encourage people to sign the petition at http://openplayer.net/
encouraging Adobe to make the Flash Player open source.
Increasing the pressure on adobe ?
Adobe has open sourced flex . There is a video player from flash
Here is a message from the gnash team that I think is appropriate to forward
to this thread.
thanks,
mike
-- Forwarded message --
From: John Gilmore g...@toad.com
Date: Sun, May 16, 2010 at 2:52 AM
Subject: [Gnash-dev] Gnash appears on Adobe's web site!
To: gnash-...@gnu.org
Occasionally the subject of Flash and free software comes up here in
relation to Potlatch.
I would encourage people to sign the petition at http://openplayer.net/
encouraging Adobe to make the Flash Player open source.
cheers
Richard
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On 14 May 2010 18:10, Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote:
Occasionally the subject of Flash and free software comes up here in
relation to Potlatch.
I would encourage people to sign the petition at http://openplayer.net/
encouraging Adobe to make the Flash Player open source.
Yes but a problem with Flash is it is a major security hole. It's probably
the major source of Malware in Windows at the moment so we should probably
promote other alternative methods.
Cheerio John
On 14 May 2010 13:08, Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote:
Occasionally the subject of
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 17:08, Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote:
Occasionally the subject of Flash and free software comes up here in
relation to Potlatch.
I would encourage people to sign the petition at http://openplayer.net/
encouraging Adobe to make the Flash Player open
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 9:51 PM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
ava...@gmail.comwrote:
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 17:08, Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net
wrote:
Occasionally the subject of Flash and free software comes up here in
relation to Potlatch.
I would encourage people to sign the
john whelan wrote:
Yes but a problem with Flash is it is a major security hole.
My considered opinion on that theory is bollocks.
It's a frickin' browser plugin, if the browser is letting it access your
l337 credit card details then the browser probably ought to address its
plugin
www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/how-secure-is-flash-heres-what-adobe-wont-tell-you/2152
There are other web sites such as Symantec's site. Symantec's advice
corporate advice:
In order to reduce the threat of successful exploitation of Web browsers,
administrators should maintain a restrictive policy
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 22:51, Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote:
Aevar Arnfjorth Bjarmason wrote:
Making their player open source would be nice. But what's mainly
stopping players like Gnash is that their protocols are closed
The SWF and RTMP formats are published. The codecs
On 15 May 2010 08:51, Richard Fairhurst rich...@systemed.net wrote:
It's a frickin' browser plugin, if the browser is letting it access your
l337 credit card details then the browser probably ought to address its
plugin architecture. Badly written Flash may crash my browser but it has
not yet
On Sat, 15 May 2010, Richard Fairhurst wrote:
It's probably the major source of Malware in Windows
Yeah. The major source of drowning in the Atlantic Ocean is water. BAN
water!!11!11o...@wtflolccbysa
don't forget
oxygen is not only poisonous in some forms but promotes explosions
so ban
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