Re: Can I trust downloading Python?

From	Wolfgang Keller <feliphil@gmx.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Subject	Re: Can I trust downloading Python?
Date	2013-09-10 18:20 +0200
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> Every time you go on the Internet, you download other people's code
> and execute it. Javascript, Flash, HTML5, PDF are all either
> executable, or they include executable components.

That's why I deactivate all of these by default. And why I *hate*
so-called "web designers" who *require* activation of such fancy flashy
nonsense gadgets.

PDF files are an exception since PDF was originally designed as a
"safe" subset of Postscript (postscript viruses had been demonstrated).
Now Adobe has jeopardized this by allowing embedding of Javascript in
PDF files (but that as well is deactivated by default for me).

Sincerely,

Wolfgang

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Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Fattburger <none@none.com> - 2013-09-09 12:19 +0000
  Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2013-09-09 14:41 -0500
  Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-09-10 00:06 +0000
    Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2013-09-10 10:45 +0100
      Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Tom P <werotizy@freent.dd> - 2013-09-10 12:26 +0200
      Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-09-10 14:40 +0000
    Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-09-10 20:05 +1000
    Re: Can I trust downloading Python? Wolfgang Keller <feliphil@gmx.net> - 2013-09-10 18:20 +0200

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