Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 9 years ago
Original comment by vange...@google.com
on 16 Sep 2009 at 5:34
Issue 110 has been merged into this issue.
Original comment by vange...@google.com
on 16 Sep 2009 at 5:34
This is not a bug. The vast majority of Mac browser plug-ins install in
/Library and are available to all users after
one install. This requires admin rights. A single install is less confusing,
and gives one binary to auto-update
rather than multiples.
Original comment by m...@google.com
on 22 Sep 2009 at 9:03
It is a bug, a security risk and an invasion of one's rights to administer
one's computer as they wish.
* Not all users have access to the administrative account of their computer,
for privacy or security reasons.
Google 'do no evil' motto would imply that you respect these users' rights to
install your software on their
computer under their own account.
* This is a security risk, unless you can mathematically prove that your
software is faultless, installing it with
administrative priviledges is inherently dangerous.
Plus, your argument is fallacious, false, and technically wrong:
* The majority isn't right, especially when security is concerned. The majority
of desktop computers run
windows, does google consider forcing windows on their developers ?
* The vast majority of Mac browser plug-ins doesn't require administrative
rights, Firefox plug-ins which are
absolutely compatible with Safari don't require any admin rights. I really hope
that as a developer you already
know that.
* Installing the plug-in under the user account doesn't require any additional
install. The whole set of Mac OS
X system folders can be replicated under the user's home account and work
perfectly: daemons, login items,
launchd processes, browser plugins, mail plugins, etc. you name it. There is no
exception and I'm sure you
know it.
There is no valid technical reason for your choice, and attempting to debate it
is either a proof of
incompetence or of dishonesty.
Original comment by laurent.giroud@gmail.com
on 19 Nov 2009 at 2:04
Original issue reported on code.google.com by
laurent.giroud@gmail.com
on 8 Aug 2009 at 1:19