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Can the problem be fixed without making the software useless?
by guappa 1y ago
Can the problem be fixed without making the software useless?
- npteljes 1y agoAbsolutely. In my understanding and approach, it would need two smaller modifications: 1. making "scanning" (the clipboard capturing feature opt-in, with a huge notification for the implications 2. disabling the English-Chinese online translation plugin by default
- jacquesm 1y agoSure. We've had dictionary software for decades. This whole trend of adding a service to stuff that doesn't need a service is very annoying.
- guappa 1y agoIn that language…
- tremon 1y agoSince it has been shown to be possible in other languages, why wouldn't it be?
- guappa 1y agoIt is possible. If you have a free database to do that please upload it?
- deleted 1y ago[deleted]
- kelnos 1y agoYou can absolutely have an offline DB for lookups/translation for any language that has a server-hosted option available.
- guappa 1y agoDo you have a freely licensed one to share?
- sim7c00 1y agouse TLS enabled dictionary service. if there is none, you dont want this feature. at all. make sure they click through something or explicitly enable is even hard as you cannot assume a user understands the impact. they might not understand what it means to send their data over plaintext, or what someone can do with it.
- guappa 1y agoDoes this service exist?
- rangerelf 1y agoDoes it matter? Will the existence or lack thereof excuse the absolute lack of security and privacy this package exhibits? And the lack of interest from the developer?
- guappa 1y agoYes it matters. Something that doesn't exist cannot be used. Any other insightful comment you wish to make?
- rangerelf 1y agoDon't be dense. At least try to keep up with the main concern: "sending potentially private or security impacting information in plaintext across the internet". "Does not exist blah blah" That has to be one of the most inane replies I've read in a while.
- kelnos 1y agoI don't want this feature with TLS either. Sometimes I copy passwords from my password manager to paste into the intended app. I don't want everything that enters my clipboard sent to a third party.