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Re: [Groff] devpdf U-fonts and Russian
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m4pirkol |
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Re: [Groff] devpdf U-fonts and Russian |
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Wed, 11 Oct 2017 20:01:16 -0700 |
On Wed, 11 Oct 2017 18:41:38 -0400
"James K. Lowden" <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Sat, 07 Oct 2017 15:17:25 +0200 (CEST)
> Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > Another important issue is security. PS, as a programming language,
> > allows far too much things.
>
> But PS, as a programming language, is under programmer control. To
> treat it as though it accepts input from untrusted anonymous sources
> over the Internet is to unnecessarily bind the programmer's hands.
> One of its *strengths* is that it enables the programmer to do things
> its authors did not foresee.
>
> The same person who uses PS normally uses a shell. How is access to
> the shell from within PS any more of a security hazard than access
> from without?
>
> --jkl
>
Personally, I expect to frequently accept and view documents from
otherwise untrusted, anonymous sources on the Internet. I also expect
to distribute documents to others, as an anonymous untrusted source
myself, across the Internet.
I wouldn't argue against Postscript having many uses/benefits/strengths,
but the suggestion that it can fill all of the roles that PDF is used
for seems unfounded.
--Mike
- Re: [Groff] devpdf U-fonts and Russian, (continued)
- Re: [Groff] devpdf U-fonts and Russian, Doug McIlroy, 2017/10/06
- Re: [Groff] devpdf U-fonts and Russian, Tadziu Hoffmann, 2017/10/06
- Re: [Groff] devpdf U-fonts and Russian, Peter Schaffter, 2017/10/06
- Re: [Groff] devpdf U-fonts and Russian, Ralph Corderoy, 2017/10/07
- Re: [Groff] devpdf U-fonts and Russian, Werner LEMBERG, 2017/10/07
- Re: [Groff] devpdf U-fonts and Russian, Heinz-Jürgen Oertel, 2017/10/07
- Re: [Groff] devpdf U-fonts and Russian, Ralph Corderoy, 2017/10/07
- Re: [Groff] devpdf U-fonts and Russian, James K. Lowden, 2017/10/11
- Re: [Groff] devpdf U-fonts and Russian,
m4pirkol <=
- Re: [Groff] devpdf U-fonts and Russian, Tadziu Hoffmann, 2017/10/16
- Re: [Groff] devpdf U-fonts and Russian, Tadziu Hoffmann, 2017/10/09