Re: [Rails-devel] Save-file compatibility issues

[Jeffrey B. M. <mc...@br...>]

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 05:24:32AM -0800, Chris Shaffer wrote:
> Could you explicate the security issues?  We are currently doing exactly
> this, and it works just fine.  It is also convenient for multiplatform - all
> I need is access to Dropbox, and it doesn't matter if I'm on my home Ubuntu,
> my work Mac, etc...

Running an application local to your machine is a security risk only
if your machine has been compromised.

Running an application across the network is a security risk if your
machine, the protocol, or the remote machine have been compromised.

Jeff

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