On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 8:15 PM, Robert O'Callahan <rob...@ocallahan.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 11:09 PM, Eric Rescorla <e...@rtfm.com> wrote: > >> This is certainly something one could consider, but it it seems like it >> confers a major >> advantage on the vendor vis-a-vis everyone else. If we're going to have >> an add-on >> mechanism, I don't see why vendors can't use it too. >> > > I think there's value in being able to plug in a device and have it just > work on the Web without any extra steps. > > Yes, it gives the vendor some privilege, but given the user has chosen to > buy the vendor's device, I think that's fair. Judgement call again. > I certainly agree that this would be better than not allowing third parties to access devices at all. I would be more enthusiastic about it if: (1) There was a simple, standardized, way to write this kind of add-on. (2) We didn't disclose the origin to the WebUSB device (unlike, say, FIDO) so that it couldn't discriminate. -Ekr > Rob > -- > lbir ye,ea yer.tnietoehr rdn rdsme,anea lurpr edna e hnysnenh hhe uresyf > toD > selthor stor edna siewaoeodm or v sstvr esBa kbvted,t > rdsme,aoreseoouoto > o l euetiuruewFa kbn e hnystoivateweh uresyf tulsa rehr rdm or rnea > lurpr > .a war hsrer holsa rodvted,t nenh hneireseoouot.tniesiewaoeivatewt sstvr > esn > _______________________________________________ dev-platform mailing list dev-platform@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-platform
