Hey Pedro, Yeah I understand what you meant.
I am just trying to build a widget like FireBug that has a lot of the core components of it and have it find Security Bugs, or dangrous code in sites. It's like a debugger,but only it has a lot of security tools in it. Thats where I am going with it. Thanks & God Bless, Eric Dorman On Feb 21, 11:01 pm, Pedro Simonetti Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > Just a correction. I mistakenly wrote: > > "Being member of a open source project consumes a lot of time, > and we simply can't help all projects with love." > > But it should have been: > > "Being member of a open source project consumes a lot of time, > and we simply can't help all projects *WE* love." > > Anyway, I think I need to sleep, I'm starting to write nonsense > things! :) > > Pedro Simonetti. > > 2010/2/22 Pedro Simonetti Garcia <[email protected]>: > > > > > Hi Eric, > > > 2010/2/21 Eric Dorman <[email protected]>: > >> I am trying to create my own widget for Security or Anti Virus add on. > >> I just had this idea of adding security features to FireBug Lite,but > >> my goal is to create my own widget like FireBug Lite,but build a sort > >> of debugger for Security. > > > I think I understood. It something like the YSlow extension, but instead > > of analyzing potential performance problems, it will analyze potential > > security problems. Something like showing warnings when you're > > using window.eval(), or loading resources from non-secure protocols > > (http instead of https), and so on. Like that? > > > This seems to be a very nice idea. > > >> I was originally working on the Bespin Mozilla Project,but due to > >> School I have sort of stepped back from developing with them. I have > >> been a user of FireBug from early days of the project so I know a lot > >> about how it works,but FireBug Lite I am not so sure of maybe it's > >> what I want to build my project or widget off of. > > > Sure. Being member of a open source project consumes a lot of time, > > and we simply can't help all projects with love. > > >> I'd love to develop the Lite with you guys,but I am really interested > >> in building security features either in my own widget or into Lite > >> itself. > > > Cool. I mentioned also the possibility of creating a Firebug Lite > > extension because it is something easy to achieve, and it has > > some benefits: > > > - the extension will be promoted to Firebug Lite users. There will > > be an option in the User Interface to enable the extension on-the-fly, > > and also the extension will be listed in our extension gallery (at > > getfirebug.com). > > > - when Firebug Lite get updates and/or new versions, the extension > > will automatically receive these fixes and/or improvements. > > > - if the extension developer needs some adjustments in the Firebug > > Lite code (like add some new hook, or fix some bug), this can be > > easily accomplished by the close communication with the Firebug > > Lite team. > > > And as in the extension model used by Firebug extensions, the > > extension source code and distribution can be hosted in your own > > server, or in the of your choice (github, googlecode, etc), and the > > extension code will be maintained only by you. > > > Just an idea. The decision is entirely yours. > > > regards, > > > Pedro Simonetti. > > >> Thanks for welcoming me and inviting me to join the efforts of the > >> project. I really appreciate it. :) > > >> Thanks & God Bless, > >> Eric Dorman > > >> On Feb 21, 7:47 pm, Pedro Simonetti Garcia <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> Hi Eric, > > >>> Can you please give us more details about what you're trying to > >>> accomplish? > > >>> 2010/2/21 Eric Dorman <[email protected]>: > > >>> > I love FireBug and I was wondering if I could create something like > >>> > FireBug lite,but for a new widget? > > >>> I'm not sure what you're trying to do, but here are some thoughts: > > >>> Are you aware of the new Firebug Lite 1.3.0 which is in beta phase? > >>> A lot of improvements were made in this version, but the most relevant > >>> in this case is that this version uses a lot of code directly from Firebug > >>> for Firefox: > > >>>http://getfirebug.com/releases/lite/beta/ > > >>> So, if you're trying to build a FirebugLite-like application I ask you: > >>> why not join our efforts and be part of the Firebug Lite developers > >>> team? We have a long list of things to do, and your help will be > >>> much appreciated! :) > > >>> If you're trying to add new features and/or customize Firebug Lite, > >>> why not create a extension for Firebug Lite? The extension system > >>> is not 100% concluded yet, but I'll be glad to help you or other > >>> developers get started with Firebug Lite extension development. > > >>> Creating extensions for Firebug Lite will be very similar to the > >>> way you create a Firebug extension. Actually the idea is that > >>> you could use the same source code for both versions, with > >>> some minor modifications. Here's the Firequery plugin for > >>> Firefox running in Firebug Lite: > > >>>http://groups.google.com/group/firebug-working-group/web/firebug-lite... > > >>> > I would like to use the FireBug Source Code to create my own widget > >>> > and use the interface and themes from Firebug Lite to make my widget. > >>> > What I need to know is first that it's okay to use the source code and > >>> > second how can I get the Firebug Lite Source Code? > > >>> As JJB told you, the code is released under BSD license, so you may > >>> use the code without problems. But you may not use the "Firebug" > >>> name and/or Firebug logos (which are copyrighted trademarks). > > >>> The code for the Firebug Lite 1.3 version can be found here: > > >>>http://fbug.googlecode.com/svn/lite/branches/firebug1.3/ > > >>> Please note that is code is currently in beta, so it may contain > >>> some bugs and/or missing features. > > >>> regards, > > >>> Pedro Simonetti. > > >>> > Thanks & God Bless, > >>> > Eric Dorman > > >>> > -- > >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>> > Groups "Firebug" group. > >>> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >>> > [email protected]. > >>> > For more options, visit this group > >>> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/firebug?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Firebug" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group > >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/firebug?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Firebug" group. 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