- From: Jan Roland Eriksson <jrexon@newsguy.com>
- Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 00:20:03 +0200
- To: "Jelks Cabaniss" <jelks@jelks.nu>
- Cc: <www-style@w3.org>
On Thu, 3 Aug 2000 14:36:27 -0400, "Jelks Cabaniss" <jelks@jelks.nu>
wrote:
>Matthew Brealey wrote:
>
>> function screw() {
>...
>> (To crash the system immediately, overwrite the swap file as well.)
>
>> Thus, I believe it is possible to produce a CSS virus, which is not cool
>> at all, particularly in view of the stuff in CSS1 about CSS not becoming
>> a programming language (it didn't say CSS wouldn't become a virus, but I
>> suppose that was obvious).
>
>This is another good reason why the 'E' of BECSS should be dropped. Do
>"behaviors" in CSS syntax if you will, but as a *separate* entity. Script does
>not belong inside CSS, no matter how convenient in might be to script kiddies or
>mass-market UA vendors wishing to avoid MIME issues.
>
>Make it an extension to <script>, not to <style>.
You are definitely not alone on that view.
(but personally I would like to see the whole of BECSS buried for good)
The following is damned good reading, if we all know how to find a year+
old message...
From: aray@nmds.com (Arjun Ray)
Message-ID: <37b209e8.245188642@news1.newscene.com>
References: <37A87E00.FD285C9E@css.nu> <37AA89DA.1F97F064@der.edf.fr>
<37ad1440.671691491@enews.newsguy.com>
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