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Yeah, exactly. Just because everyone says it doesn't make it so, and the general public are often wildly wrong about basic computer facts.

justinclift 3y ago
Well, neither of us seem to have supporting evidence so far... ;) --- Using some different search parameters is turning up some results: * http://web.archive.org/web/20140903235611/https://crash-analysis.mozilla.com/bsmedberg/flash-summary.html http://web.archive.org/web/20140903235611/https://crash-anal... * https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash * https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash_Breakdown_Data https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash_Breakdown_Data There is some talking around the problem on the old Mozilla Blog: * https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/firefox-3-6-4-with-crash-protection-now-available/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/firefox-3-6-4-with-crash... Things being about a decade old is adding further difficulty. :/
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- phendrenad2 3y ago
  > http://web.archive.org/web/20140903235611/https://crash-analysis.mozilla.com/bsmedberg/flash-summary.html http://web.archive.org/web/20140903235611/https://crash-anal... This is a page where Firefox developers are discussing how to inject their own crash-reporting code into the sandboxed flash container. I never said that 3rd party plugins didn't occasionally have crashes, so I don't see the point of this link. Can you elaborate? > https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash This lists crashes seen in the Flash module. But again, I never said that 3rd party plugins didn't occasionally have crashes. > https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash_Breakdown_Data https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash_Breakdown_Data This is a documentation page about types of all-cause failures related to Flash, (could be Firefox code issues) > https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/firefox-3-6-4-with-crash-protection-now-available/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/firefox-3-6-4-with-crash... Javascript also has "crash protection" in the form of a sandbox. That's why pages can "crash" without taking down the entire browser. This would also work exactly the same for Flash.
  - justinclift 3y ago
    Yeah, that's all fair. Did you manage to find citations supporting your assertion? :)

justinclift 3y ago

Well, neither of us seem to have supporting evidence so far... ;) --- Using some different search parameters is turning up some results: * http://web.archive.org/web/20140903235611/https://crash-analysis.mozilla.com/bsmedberg/flash-summary.html http://web.archive.org/web/20140903235611/https://crash-anal... * https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash * https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash_Breakdown_Data https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash_Breakdown_Data There is some talking around the problem on the old Mozilla Blog: * https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/firefox-3-6-4-with-crash-protection-now-available/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/firefox-3-6-4-with-crash... Things being about a decade old is adding further difficulty. :/

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phendrenad2 3y ago
> http://web.archive.org/web/20140903235611/https://crash-analysis.mozilla.com/bsmedberg/flash-summary.html http://web.archive.org/web/20140903235611/https://crash-anal... This is a page where Firefox developers are discussing how to inject their own crash-reporting code into the sandboxed flash container. I never said that 3rd party plugins didn't occasionally have crashes, so I don't see the point of this link. Can you elaborate? > https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash This lists crashes seen in the Flash module. But again, I never said that 3rd party plugins didn't occasionally have crashes. > https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash_Breakdown_Data https://wiki.mozilla.org/CrashKill/Flash_Breakdown_Data This is a documentation page about types of all-cause failures related to Flash, (could be Firefox code issues) > https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/firefox-3-6-4-with-crash-protection-now-available/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/firefox-3-6-4-with-crash... Javascript also has "crash protection" in the form of a sandbox. That's why pages can "crash" without taking down the entire browser. This would also work exactly the same for Flash.
- justinclift 3y ago
  Yeah, that's all fair. Did you manage to find citations supporting your assertion? :)