Project: aptanastudio
Issue APSTUD-3691: Using XULRunner in Aptana
Hi friends, i just upgraded my computers to the new ubuntu release and now i have some troubles with the XULRunner based parts of Aptana. In all new releases of all major Linux distributions the XULRunner packages are disabled because of some seriously security issues. I asked in the #ubuntu irc why the package is removed from the current version and they told me that. They forwarded me to the Mozilla Website where they wrote that sience Firefox 4 the XULRunner is disables be default because of this security issues. (1.9.2 is only for Firefox 3.*) I know it's very much to ask, but i think it's a good idea if Aptana could run without the XULrunner. It's for advanced users not a big problem to reinstall the libs directly from the page, but if it's a mayor security rist, i think twice about that. And if i don't du that, the complete GIT integration is nut useable and i only got some error messages like that here: {quote} Unhandled event loop exception No more handles [Unknown Mozilla path (MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME not set)] {quote} Here are the IRC logs {quote} (17:57:53) Leo Unglaub: hi, can someone please explain to me why the xulrunner ins available in natty, but in the new version not? (17:58:01) Leo Unglaub: http://packages.ubuntu.com/de/natty/xulrunner-1.9.2 (17:58:28) cajunspice: xul is a major security risk (17:58:48) Leo Unglaub: cajunspice: have you sources where i can read more about this? (17:59:50) cajunspice: I saw it on the mozilla site, leo-unglaub, xul was such a risk that in firefox 4.0 and above remoe xul is disabled (18:00:12) Leo Unglaub: cajunspice: ah, okay (18:01:13) cajunspice: leo-unglaub: it appears it will be staying disabled, because remote xul is too much of a backdoor (18:01:36) Leo Unglaub: cajunspice: okay, thanks ! {quote} Greetings Leo
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