- From: Scott Shattuck <idearat@mindspring.com>
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 13:25:54 -0600
- To: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
- Cc: "Web API WG (public)" <public-webapi@w3.org>
On May 7, 2008, at 1:14 PM, Boris Zbarsky wrote: > Scott Shattuck wrote: >> This is possible today on IE and Mozilla with a single user-visible >> security prompt. > > That's only the case in Mozilla if: > > 1) The script is running at a file:// URI > I believe it's key that future specification work keep in mind that this isn't the rare case it used to be, it's one definition of "run offline". While it's obviously important to make the random http-based user safe from random abuse or security intrusions it's also important to maintain the ability of enterprises and others to create file- launched applications that are simply leveraging the browser as an easier-to-develop for VM. ss
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