Re: Bug#874295: Not a bug

[Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Ben Finney writes ("Re: Bug#874295: Not a bug"):
> Thomas Pierson <contact@thomaspierson.fr> writes:
> > It's only if a user want to connect to a particular external service
> > that a plugin file is downloaded and used.
> 
> That is still a problem, IMO. It would be best if the program did not do
> that, and instead prompted the user to install the non-free package
> providing that plug-in.

I agree with Ben that it would be better if the program used a
non-free package from Debian instead.  Maybe we could clone this bug
into a wishlist bug for that.

> (Yes, I think a web browser should not download and execute arbitrary
> JavaScript either. That one problem remains unaddressed is not a
> justification for the same problem elsewhere.)

This is obviously out of scope for the discussion of this bug.

If you want to change Debian's stance about this, you will need to
agitate with ftpmaster, on -project, or -devel, or pass a GR, or
something.

Ian.