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The security concerns about WebGL are not "whitewash". John Carmack: "I agree with Microsoft’s assessment that WebGL is a severe security risk. The gfx driver
by uriel 15y ago
The security concerns about WebGL are not "whitewash".
John Carmack: "I agree with Microsoft’s assessment that WebGL is a severe security risk. The gfx driver culture is not the culture of security."
http://twitter.com/#!/ID_AA_Carmack/status/81732190949486592 http://twitter.com/#!/ID_AA_Carmack/status/81732190949486592
- maercsrats 15y agoA google engineer says that the security reason is bullshit: http://games.greggman.com/game/webgl-security-and-microsoft-bullshit/ http://games.greggman.com/game/webgl-security-and-microsoft-...
- AshleysBrain 15y agoIt is true it is a security risk, and it is true the gfx driver culture is not a culture of security. Security risks can be overcome. The implementation can overcome risk, as Chrome and Firefox's secure implementations prove. So the fact the risk exists is not a complete justification for not supporting the feature at all. Given that it conflicts with Microsoft's strategy anyway, the conclusion is the security concerns are used as an excuse rather than a reason.
- chc 15y agoSecure implementations? Firefox had a security bug exposed just last week: http://wahlers.com.br/claus/blog/talking-about-webgl-and-security/ http://wahlers.com.br/claus/blog/talking-about-webgl-and-sec... And it doesn't even seem like a lot of people are actively leaning on Chrome and Firefox's WebGL implementations, so calling them "secure" seems a little premature.