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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: FWD: [discuss] Running OO.o macros in other KOffice?
From:       "M. Fioretti" <mfioretti () mclink ! it>
Date:       2005-05-26 15:21:25
Message-ID: 20050526152125.GA3353 () mclink ! it
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On Thu, May 26, 2005 08:53:00 AM +0200, Thomas Zander (zander@kde.org)
wrote: 
> On Thursday 26 May 2005 07:51, M. Fioretti wrote:
> > >  "Does KOffice support macros?
> > >  "No, we do not support macros in documents to avoid Trojan horses
> > >  done with such macros.
> >
> > Yes, this is exactly what I meant: that from what I understand,
> > the answers in this thread acknowledge that this should be changed
> > in the medium/long term.
> 
> Any such acknowledgements have not been made in this thread.
> We have a wish to standardise on a macro language, concluding that
> the wish for security (to avoid trojans) must therefore go is
> incorrect or at least premature.

I was referring to this:

On Fri, May 20, 2005 21:58:19 PM +0200, David Faure (faure@kde.org)
wrote:
> On Friday 20 May 2005 20:10, M. Fioretti wrote:
> > 3) Conclude saying that I hope that eventually OASIS standardizes
> this
> >    too, obviously with committees where also KOffice and other non
> >    OO.o people are present.
> 
> In the long run we should indeed standardize the macro language too

which I only read as "we *have* to support macros some day, even if
our current policy FAQ say something else, and deal with/solve the
underlying security problems". NOT as "security is not important
anymore".

Ciao,
	Marco

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