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Re: Bug#311997: ITP: gaim-latex -- gaim plugin wich translate LaTeX code into image in conversation



On Sat, Jun 04, 2005 at 08:18:59PM +0200, Florent Bayle wrote:
> Le Samedi 4 Juin 2005 19:43, Martin Braure de Calignon a ?crit :
> [...]
> >  Provides the use of LaTeX code in conversation in gaim. The code is
> > converted in image by tex2im script (imagemagick) and the image is sent to
> > your contact.
> [...]
> 
> Just a little mistake : according to the author of gaim-latex, the image is 
> not sent to your contact, just the LaTeX code, and your contact have to had 
> gaim-latex (or kopetex ?) to translate the LaTeX code in image.

Sound like a potential security nightmare to me. LaTeX is a full
programming language.

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>

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