Re: Will Iceweasel stay open source?
On 16/05/14 05:41, Eelis wrote:
> On 2014-05-15 21:36, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>> On 16/05/14 05:20, Eelis wrote:
>>>>>> Because there are no restrictions.
>>>>>
>>>>> No restrictions?
>>>>
>>>> That's correct. It's a sandbox. The sandbox restricts the close
>>>> plugin. *You* are only restricted in how you can *playback* media
>>>> encrypted by the plugin. *If* you choose to install it (and why
>>>> would you?).
>>>
>>> The article talks about "preventing users from saving the content".
>>> That's content that the closed-source CDM plugin decrypted and passed
>>> on to Firefox, isn't it?
>>
>> Yes.
>> (sigh, it's 5:30am here, I'm tired)
>> Perhaps the article and I haven't been clear - the sandbox is the big
>> change. In itself all it does is restrict the plugin (protect *your*
>> privacy from the closed source plugin).
>
> If the restrictions in the sandbox are for restricting the plugin, then
> why would Adobe need to audit the sandbox source code to make sure
> restrictions imposed on users are respected?
>
Huh? You know you answered your own question (well done!)
"to make sure restrictions imposed on users are respected"
To make sure we haven't modified the sandbox and t-ed the stream off to
PirateBay where the companies lawyers make mountains out of molehills
counting views as missed purchases.
Regards
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