Jargons of Info Tech industry

[Chris Head]

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Hello? I don't think that should make any difference. I should be able
to visit absolutely any website on the Internet without any danger to my
computer or the data stored on it. Any browser which allows otherwise
has a bug. Javascript is not inherently a virus vector. Flawed
implementations might be; the language itself is not. Similarly for
anything else. In reality, with a properly-configured, good quality
operating system (probably a UNIX-type system), one ought to be able to
run full native code without any danger to one's computer or data
(think: under the NOBODY account on Linux).

Just my 1/50th of a dollar.

Chris

Gordon Burditt wrote:
[snip]
> Browsers don't read unsolicited web sites.  Email readers do, however,
> read unsolicited email, and email from downright hostile correspondents.  
> And I consider "web bugs" and similar tracking methods to be a danger
> for something that's supposed to be ONLY "formatted text".
[snip]
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