On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 9:12 AM, Matthew Toseland <[email protected] > wrote:
> > Why must we inconvenience 99% > > of our users to accomodate the irrational 1%? > > Okay, since you asked, the main cases I can see where you'd want to turn > off javascript: > 1. Users with low end computers. People in hostile regimes will often have > low end computers. > If they are capable of running Freenet with its current resource requirements then they are capable of using a browser that supports Javascript. > 2. Users who turn off javascript as a matter of course. Most privacy > threats and remote compromises in browsers use javascript. E.g. the EFF's > browser profiling project gets most of its information via javascript. We > can't even berate the user for not using a separate browser now, because > they will likely be using their standard browser in privacy/incommunicado > mode. > These are part of the 1% I was talking about, also people are already advised to use a separate browser for Freenet, they can enable Javascript in this browser. > 3. Hardcore privacy geeks who use ssh -X (Google Docs is really slow with > this, web-pushing has performance issues too; the app still has access to > the clipboard but I imagine SELinux X sandboxing has the same issues). > Again, inconveniencing the vast majority to accomodate a tiny minority. > 4. Some blind users still use lynx/links. > AFAIK, GWT has excellent accessibility support for blind users. Ian. -- Ian Clarke CEO, SenseArray Email: [email protected] Ph: +1 512 422 3588
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