At 01:17 PM 3/16/99 -0600, Eric W. Sink wrote:
>Yep. Thanks for the opinion. In release builds, we'll be
>sure to get rid of anything which is even close to raising
>a privacy concern.
>
>If you want to give us a reminder, log a bug to that effect.
> http://www.abisource.com/bugzilla/
>
>;-)
>
>--
>
>On Tue, Mar 16, 1999 at 02:00:46PM -0500, FoulDragon@aol.com wrote:
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>> I noticed something interesting when I catted an AbiWord document... it was
>> proceeded with a comment header like this:
>> <!--
>>
==============================================================================
>> == -->
>> <!-- This file is an AbiWord document.
>> -->
>> <!-- AbiWord is a free, Open Source word processor.
>> -->
>> <!-- You may obtain more information about AbiWord at www.abisource.com
>> -->
>> <!-- You should not edit this file by hand.
>> -->
>> <!--
>>
==============================================================================
>> == -->
>>
>> <!-- Build_ID = dracolisk250-root -->
>> <!-- Build_Options = JavaScript:Off Debug:On -->
>> <!-- Build_Target = Linux_2.2.0_i386_DBG -->
>> <!-- Build_CompileTime = 18:19:45 -->
>> <!-- Build_CompileDate = Feb 23 1999 -->
>>
>> In and of itself, it is nonoffencive, especially the advertisement, which
>> should clarify the file to those who have never seen an AbiWord doc before.
>> However, recalling the recent embedded-serial-number fiascos with the
Pentium
>> III and MicroSoft products, I was wondering if the bottom stuff would be
>> removed in the release version's output. The 'Build_ID' field with
hostname
>> in particular could make a document easier to trace to a source machine,
>> assuming AbiWord on that box was built locally. This could evoke privacy
>> concerns. I will admit that it is desirable to have debugging included
in the
>> output of the beta version, and it's in plain text and plain view for the
>> paranoid who would be concerned, so it's better than some ways of including
>> it.
>
>--
>Eric W. Sink, Software Craftsman
>eric@abisource.com
>