[slime-devel] Re: [PATCH] Bind *read-eval* in slime-version-string

Helmut Eller heller at common-lisp.net
Fri Apr 18 05:35:26 UTC 2008


* Madhu [2008-04-18 00:45+0200] writes:

> What is your excuse to keep this backdoor mechanism to allow loading of
> arbitrary code behind the user's back, assuming you can write the
> ChangeLog file?

SLIME is supposed to be used in a secure environment and we don't make
any claims that SLIME is in any way secure.  I don't see the point of
complicating the code for such non-problems.

Helmut.




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