On Monday 19 January 2009 18:02, Zero3 wrote: > Matthew Toseland skrev: > > After an extensive discussion on #extdev on irc.mozilla.org, I have determined > > that we could probably do what we need to do in a Firefox plugin, but it is > > clear how or whether we could prevent normal web sites from loading freenet > > content and timing it to determine whether the user has visited it. > > > > Throwing in my 2 eurocents: A FireFox Add-on would absolutely rock, and > allow a seamless transition between "The Internet and "The Freenet" > (Only one browser, support for "freenet:" addresses, visual hints while > browing Freenet (like privacy mode and SSL browsing), shared bookmarks > location, support for whatever Add-ons/settings/themes/etc. the user > also uses (having to setup 2 browsers would certainly annoy some people > as well), ...). > > Installation and updating can be managed by the node itself (FF Add-ons > are installed and updated over HTTP). If the user visits fproxy from a > FireFox without the Add-on, fproxy can simply offer to install it. > > Only downside (IMO) is the fact that we would favor FireFox users a lot. > I personally see FireFox as the best browser available, but still think > we should go great lengths to support whatever the users use. If people > really want to use something else, chances are somebody will port the > Add-on at some point, I guess.
All browsers suck for our purposes: there are just too many ways to break security, and too many performance caveats. IMHO we have moved on from that debate. The main problem with a firefox plugin/extension is that websites may be able to probe specific Freenet URLs, e.g. via the img src/onLoad trick, or using CSS link:visited, or some variation on the various port scanning exploits. Hence my suspicion that we may be better off with an XULRunner-based app? > > - Zero3 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 827 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20090119/6c5cc849/attachment.pgp>
