Re: A basic implementation for increased security in wine proposal

2009-02-01 Thread Guillaume SH
Windows. This leave the choice for users to use wine on the safe side or on the less safe side. As I already answered to Marcus, I will go for some reflexion/documentation on the subject, Guillaume 2009/2/1 Paul TBBle Hampson > On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 10:41:25AM +0100, Guillaume SH wrote:

Fwd: A basic implementation for increased security in wine proposal

2009-02-01 Thread Guillaume SH
-- Forwarded message -- From: Guillaume SH Date: 2009/2/1 Subject: Re: A basic implementation for increased security in wine proposal To: Marcus Meissner Hi Marcus, I stand corrected, as it appears I was way too naive in my understanding of software security, hence the example

Re: A basic implementation for increased security in wine proposal

2009-02-01 Thread Guillaume SH
n > On Sun, Feb 01, 2009 at 09:11:29AM +0100, Guillaume SH wrote: > > I tested the two modes with the help of wine test suite, restricted to > > kernel/file.c, test_overlapped and I considered only : > > all must-be-successful tests > > GetOverlappedResult(0, N

A basic implementation for increased security in wine proposal

2009-02-01 Thread Guillaume SH
Hi project, Following the two previous threads, I am posting here a draft patch implementing my proposal. So, to begin with I will remind you the principle : All function callable from outside wine, should be added sanity checks : if safe_mode_on and (sanity_check1_failed or sanity_chec

A proposal for increased security in wine - respecting previously expressed needs

2009-01-29 Thread Guillaume SH
Hi wine community, I took some time for reflexion following the thread "A step in the wrong direction, in an ocean of steps in the right direction" and to the explanations some of you kindly exposed to me. As a follow-up I am making a proposal. A - The proposal A1 - The core proposal Al

A step in the wrong direction, in an ocean of steps in the right direction (try 3)

2009-01-25 Thread Guillaume SH
Hi Dimitry, Thank you very much for bringing this explanation to my knowledge. As you name came over and over through wine-devel list, I am aware that you are an experimented and influential member within wine community (which make a huge difference with me, as this is the first time I try to bri

A step in the wrong direction, in an ocean of steps in the right direction (try 3)

2009-01-25 Thread Guillaume SH
Hi wine team, First let me thank you for providing wine software witch I see as a strong asset in the expansion of free software and as a useful tool for people (like me) already using free software wherever possible. At this point, Wine is at a very good level both in API coverage, quality (less