Hello:
Some few among you may - at one time or another - have had passing
interest in the utility of a modest offering called 'Missing Link'.
Among other things, ML enabled running (local) compiled AppleScripts from
HTML links.
Recently, Apple has posted a 'recipe' for doing much the same thing here:
http://www.apple.com/applescript/linktrigger/index.html
In my own development of similar capabilities, I've found them to be very
useful, and have built multiple HTML GUIs for my own local use with ML
and 'secondary' AppleScripts.
I thought perhaps - now that similar capability appears to be sanctioned
by Apple (and available in open code form) - others might finally
recognize and appreciate the same utility.
'Historically', I have always kept ML closed code... in large part
because I was aware (and later advised by scripters and network
administrators) that ML might have serious security implications if
implemented without an appropriate 'sandbox'.
Now, a similar capability - which might easily be adapted for the same
sorts of 'evil' uses that I was warned about - is being offered by Apple.
This is not written in a 'sour grapes' sort of mode. I remain far from
expert in my ability to analyse relative 'levels of threat'. I'm
genuinely curious what others here think of Apple's current presentation
of the method.
Safe? Sound?
Thanks for any/all comments.
Peter B.
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