>> Uli: they will be.
>> After all, our porting criteria also include
>> that HyperCard virii like MerryXmas will run.
>> Of course, we could add some protection
>> schemes that prevent the home stack from being
>> modified etc.
>
>Alain: Home for sure, but it is not the only sensitive
>component. All scripts should be protectable. Make
>sure, among other things, that nefarious programs like
>The Devil's Workshop are effectively barred access.
>Possible?
If I understand the engine, we can save the compiled code (compiled to
NullCPU) and not the plaintext representation, but like JAVA, even this could
be reverse engineered, and plus, hiding code goes against everything open
source stands for.
>> MP0werd: True, but I thought we'd sandbag
>> anything from the net.
>
>Alain: Are you referring to the security procedure
>that executes tainted code in a special protected
>environment? (often referred to as a "sandbox")
Yeah, for example, I believe uli or deroberts raised the idea that by
default, stacks from the net would be limited to their own folder.
