Why does the AIR app require "unrestricted" system access?

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Why does the AIR app require "unrestricted" system access? #8

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

I'm not familiar with the Adobe AIR programming API, so I'm not sure if
this is truly an issue or if it's just a misunderstanding, but... why does
the GMDesk app require "unrestricted" system access, meaning it can do
anything on my machine it wants?  Why wouldn't it just need 'net access,
without any access at all to the hard disk of my machine?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by jlev...@gmail.com on 30 Aug 2008 at 2:19

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Default with Adobe AIR

Original comment by robny...@gmail.com on 2 Mar 2009 at 10:24

Changed state: Fixed

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Sorry, Rob -- this is sort of a crappy response.  So what if it's the default?  
As
long as your app requires unrestricted access, it won't run on my system; 
there's no
reason your app should require access to literally anything it wants to access 
on my
machine, or at least you haven't given one.

Original comment by jlev...@gmail.com on 3 Mar 2009 at 2:14