3 Feb
2022
3 Feb
'22
4:18 a.m.
On Wednesday 02 February 2022 09:55:35 pm William Morder via tde-users wrote:
On Wednesday 02 February 2022 18:26:27 Michele Calgaro
via tde-users wrote:
Agreed.
Kate
On 2022/02/03 03:17 AM, Hunter Ellett via
tde-users wrote:
Agreed, it is nice to discuss it and it would be good to do it. But not
sure of what effort is required and whether we can fit that in with
current manpower.
If anyone is willing to help, we can probably discuss it further.
I've said this before; some agree with me, and some don't, but here goes
...
Konqueror is a great file manager, better than any of the other choices out
there, in my opinion. But I think it's a very bad idea to use it as *both*
a file manager *and* a web browser. That is an idea left over from the good
old days, when most people didn't worry so much about having our machines
compromised by intruders.
If you use it for both file management and as a browser, it opens up a
superhighway into your system. If you have ever somehow opened a browser
window, and see a list of your home folder instead of a web page (for
example), you may get what I mean. It's true, you can sandbox it, or you
can block internet access for specific programs, but the best thing is just
not to mix those two activities in such a program. Use it for one or the
other.
As I said, some may disagree, and maybe they do know better. As far as I am
concerned, I would like to see a Konqueror stripped of all web browsing
capabilities. As a file manager, however, I want development to continue,
onward and upward, better and better, because I use it all the time, almost
exclusively, as a file manager.
Bill
____________________________________________________ On Wednesday 02 February 2022 09:53:10 am
Mavridis Philippe wrote:
That may be a good idea I guess.
I'd argue that since it supports a very
limited portion of JavaScript
and apparently none of the modern Web APIs like WebRTC, WebAssembly
etc., the attack surface is actually smaller. The only disadvantages
from a security standpoint would be effective lack of eyes and work on
the source (the obvious disadvantage being, of course, a browser stuck
in time).
Agreed. I just disable Javascript and Java altogether. Perhaps until
something can be done this should be the default. >
Webkit
With current manpower I don't see Konqueror getting a browser revival
any time soon, but it's still nice to think about. Off-topic but blu, I don't know if I told you
I liked Tristian (the
polar bear). I never got to make my entry because then and now I've
been too busy with the stress of modern academia to learn much outside
of school. If we got another mascot, I would be fine with Tristian. :-)
It was suggested to create a website page and ask around for people to
submit more choices. That is also a good idea, but we haven't done it
yet, it's one of the thousand's pending things....
Cheers
Michele