I am all for that idea with the warning message, sounds good. -----Original Message----- From: John Sullivan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 1:51 PM To: Loic J. Duros Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Help-librejs] Offering option to block vs warn?
[email protected] (Loic J. Duros) writes: > <[email protected]> writes: >> I wonder if timed permission would be of any use? "Allow this >> particular script, or all scripts on this webpage to run for x >> minutes or x hours or x days before returning to blocking the scripts" > > Sure, once we get to the point that we have the ability and the > interface to allow/block a single script or all scripts, then as you > suggest we can set up a counter or just save time with a timestamp and > check once the browser is opened (in the event it's closed) whether > the timer set has elapsed for a particular script or page. > What I'm talking about is a little different and I think maybe could come before the ability to block and whitelist individuals scripts. It would just be a single warning that there are nonfree scripts. I think that might be a good interim measure, while the other features are being developed. -john -- John Sullivan | Executive Director, Free Software Foundation GPG Key: 61A0963B | http://status.fsf.org/johns | http://fsf.org/blogs/RSS Do you use free software? Donate to join the FSF and support freedom at <http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=8096>.
