[gmpi] Re: Reqs draft
- From: "Vincent Burel" <vincent.burel@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 18:58:04 +0100
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From: "David Olofson" <david@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gmpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 5:29 PM
Subject: [gmpi] Re: Reqs draft
> On Sunday 09 November 2003 02.47, Tim Hockin wrote:
> > On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 01:48:10PM -0800, Tim Hockin wrote:
> > > On Sat, Nov 08, 2003 at 12:52:31PM +0100, Vincent Burel wrote:
> > > > somethink like the Windows Registry should list all the Plug-in
> > > > registered (With CLSID concept and with the complete pathname
> > > > of the related DLL).
> > >
> > > Disagree totally. I know you are very windows centric and I am
> > > very non-windows centric. Reasons below..
> >
> > I forgot an important point - a user should be able to install a
> > plugin without elevated privileges. I want to be able to install
> > plugins in my own ~/.GMPI_plugins (for example). I sure don't see
> > any sense in registering that with the 'Linux registry' or even the
> > 'Windows registry':)
>
> It's also important to keep in mind that a system global registry can
> very easily become a major security hazard. If users can install and
> register plugins "system wide", these plugins can be detected and
> examined by applications run by other users, or as system services.
we can make a kind of registry for each user... so each user will have to
install plug-in (this is boring) ... usually administrator install softwares
and give access rights to users... the users install/de-install nothing.
Vincent Burel
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