Re: All ECMAScript attributes should be non-configurable from Cameron McCormack on 2011-12-06 (public-script-coord@w3.org from October to December 2011)

From: Cameron McCormack <cam@mcc.id.au>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:10:40 +1100
To: David Bruant <david.bruant@labri.fr>
CC: public-script-coord@w3.org
Message-ID: <4EDDA3D0.7000204@mcc.id.au>

On 11/10/11 9:26 PM, David Bruant wrote:
> I think that none of us want configurability. What we want is
> "configurability once", because it offers the potential to fix
> implementation bugs. But when bugs are fixed, I'm not really sure we
> need configurability anymore. Reading a program where things are
> redefined all the time would be a nightmare. Moreover, it leaves
> security holes.
> But anyway, "configurability once" means configurability, so I join the
> side of attributes being configurable in the end.

I have left the spec unchanged for this issue.  I'll assume from the 
above (for the purposes of the Disposition of Comments document) that 
this is acceptable to you.

Thanks,

Cameron

Received on Tuesday, 6 December 2011 05:11:22 UTC