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Re: Desktop apps interoperability

From: Casey Schaufler <casey_at_schaufler-ca.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:52:07 -0800 (PST)

  • Ivan Gyurdiev <ivg2@cornell.edu> wrote:
    > On Wed, 2005-03-30 at 07:05 -0800, Casey Schaufler
    > wrote:
    > ...
    > > > Desktop apps will be restricted to only access
    > the
    > > > appropriate one.
    > > > "Downloading" apps will be restricted to
    > download to
    > > > untrusted_content_t.
    > >
    > > Am I the only one wary of a slippery slope here?
    >
    > What's the problem?

Unless I read your intent incorrectly (which is possible) you're talking about requiring the rearchitecting of the data storage schemes for every user application on the planet to accomodate the presence of DTE. And you're talking about it as if it might actually happen.

Casey Schaufler
casey@schaufler-ca.com                 



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Date Posted: Jan 15, 2009 | Last Modified: Jan 15, 2009 | Last Reviewed: Jan 15, 2009

 
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