Hi Richard, I've been involved in this "time has come" discussion on this list before...and it always seems to boil down to a security issue. As I'm sure you know, there are huge security holes in the current RevNet (not that any of us would take advantage of) which need be addressed before launching a standalone player. Of course, if you (like I do with ButtonGadget) control all the source stacks, you shouldn't have any problems, but if you want to create a ubiquitous player -- there are some major considerations.
My thinking is it's best to 'certify' stacks. Even then, the Rev/MC model has much more power along with tampering opportunities than either Flash or JAVA. Both Flash and JAVA try to create a 'sandbox' to run in -- so they can't write to local files, open local files, etc.. Rev/MC can of course do this, though one may wish to restrict some of it in a player. Kevin also has thought a bit about how this could happen. If you're interested, you might try contacting him (or I) offlist. best, Chipp _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
