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List:       kde-commits
Subject:    Re: kdegraphics/kpdf/kpdf [POSSIBLY UNSAFE]
From:       George Staikos <staikos () kde ! org>
Date:       2004-09-14 20:14:21
Message-ID: 200409141614.21525.staikos () kde ! org
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On Tuesday 14 September 2004 16:10, Albert Astals Cid wrote:
> >   If you want to start with two reasons:
> > 1) The user doesn't always know what the real implications of a command
> > are, even if it doesn't look bad.
> > 2) The command could be obfuscated or contain control characters of
> > various sorts that make the messagebox deceptive.
>
> So because some users are "dumb" or "careless" (no offense) one has not to
> follow pdf specification and do not provide a feature that maybe someone
> else has a good reason to use, i do not know what it could be useful for,
> but if it is in the specification adobe should have thought on a good
> reason.

  Adobe also thought to demand the arrest of Skylarov and threaten legal 
action against KDE.  Just because they did it doesn't mean it's right.

-- 
George Staikos
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Staikos Computing Services Inc.		http://www.staikos.net/
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