rajkumar wrote:
Shawn Walker wrote:
* If the icon is supposed to be a file in the package, it makes more
sense to reference it by it's SHA1-name (e.g.
8f7c66678a6d903f93b00778deaa028e1ef4e79a) instead of by path.
Any comment on this?
* I don't believe it prudent to support a URL here given the security
implications of supporting a URL for the icon.
Any comment on this?
There are multiple concerns here with dynamically retrieving an image
from a web resource:
* violation of privacy as retrieving client can be tracked when
retrieval of resource is performed
* no guarantee that resource will remain available (what will you do
when the icon cannot be retrieved)
* If you support remote retrieval, will you also support redirects, etc.
in case the resource has moved?
* What sort of schemes will be supported for retrieval of this resource?
(ftp://host/icon.png, https://host/icon.png, etc.)
Cheers,
--
Shawn Walker
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