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Re: "Specifying Spring ‘83"

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From: Gustaf Erikson <gerikson@gmial.com>

Subject: Re: "Specifying Spring ‘83"

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:47:01 +0200

Message-ID: <87bkuv8qu2.fsf@news.gerikson.com>

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sean@conman.org writes:

It was thus said that the Great Gustaf Erikson <gerikson@gmial.com> once stated:
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> I would expect the first client implementations to be a web service,
> yes. As to why the client can't implement tracking... it can? Is that
> really something this project is trying to solve? I'd imagine each
> item can also use tracking pixels, like email.
A close reading of the spec:
The client must not:
execute any JavaScript included in the board
load any images, media, or fonts linked by the board
It seems to only want to allow HTML be loaded and that's it.

Thanks for the correction!

However, nothing is stopping the client displaying the board from

tracking loads, interactions (clicks &c.) and other activity and

reporting that. It's analogous to podcast players in that regard. RSS

doesn't really have tracking but there are ways around it.

Reverting back to Gemini, nothing prevents a client from recording its

users' activity and "phoning home" with the data. It's just that such a

client is unlikely to be very popular among current Gemini users.

/g.

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Re: "Specifying Spring ‘83" (by sean@conman.org on Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:40:31 -0000 (UTC))

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"Specifying Spring ‘83" (by Gustaf Erikson <gerikson@gmial.com> on Sun, 12 Jun 2022 15:00:43 +0200)