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Subject: Re: Why write an Ada web browser ?, was: Re: GNAT Ada - DLL - MSVC
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In article <ugfa6fla9p1j9a@corp.supernews.com>, "Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com> writes:

> If you really care about security, etc., you won't run plugins at all.

I consider myself rather careful about security, but I run the Adobe
Acrobat plugin without concern.  Of course I did not copy it over a
network, it came via the post office.

Plugin is a communication technique, quite unrelated to issues of how
the software was obtained and with what vendor guarantees.