> > On Jun 11, 2007, at 8:10 AM, John Griessen wrote:
> > > As far as including scheme code to execute and worry
> > > about "danger" of doing that --
> > > go right ahead. Just live with the danger, ......
> >
> On Mon, 2007-06-11 at 08:29 -0600, John Doty wrote:
> > The problem isn't "irresponsible users". It's *malicious* 
> > publishers of symbols. When data has hooks to allow
> > arbitrary code execution, you're giving virus/trojan
> > creators a free ride. We want to promote free exchange of
> > symbols, no? The possibility of an infected symbol would be
> > a real impediment here.
>
On Monday 11 June 2007, Peter Clifton wrote:
> Assuming its even a good idea, we could:

That's the one I was questioning.  What functionality does it 
add?  A schematic is a bunch of objects with connections.  Any 
action belongs to some other tool.

Can you give an example of a case where the ability to embed 
code in a symbol is of real value?


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