David E. Ross wrote on 25/02/2016 16:39:
On 2/25/2016 2:53 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 2/24/2016 6:26 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 2/24/2016 2:04 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 2/23/2016 7:46 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
[snip]
Yes, I know the difference between a plugin and an extension. ...
But some readers, including myself [even though around since
Netscape 4.x], do not.
Could you point to an official definition of the terms "plugin"
and "extension"?
I for one have never seen the need to enhance in any way a
standard release. I explicitly disable some longtime features
such as cookies, JavaScript, and site specified colors/backgrounds.
Go to <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in#Computing>. There are four
bullets; the first two are relevant.
Thank you. When I said "official definition" I should have said
something like "How does SeaMonkey (or Mozilla) define the
distinction between a 'plugin' and an 'extension' ?"
From actually using both plugins and extensions, the Wikipedia
description reflects reality. When I open the Add-ons Manager, the
items under Extensions are indeed as described in the second bulltet on
the Wikipedia page; and the items under Plugins are as described in the
first bullet on that page.
So when a plugin crashes ... the browser is still alive.
When an extension crashes... the browser crashes.
Am I wrong ?
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