Re: rolling Firefox back to 2.x

"Nik N" <niknot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

To make something (awesomebar, for instance) behave the way you
prefer, by hook and by crook, is one thing. Security is differnet: you
can not ascertain that something is secure a priory, you have no
option but to depend on the competence of the product planner, the
designer and the programmer.

Injecting sqlite into the security chain of the browser demonstrates
incompetence.

What security problems did sqlite have recently that could affect a
web browser?

IMHO replacing mork was a very good decision.


Florian
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