[Development] Controlling QML Imports

[Thiago Macieira]

On terça-feira, 11 de dezembro de 2012 15.44.37, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> > > > loading of native plugins from the application?
> 
> Yes, but not native plugins installed by the QML applications. In such a 
> situation we need to be able to ensure that applications which say "I will 
> access this list of plugins" only do so.
> 
> Is this realistic? It is precisely what we've been doing for a number of
> years  in Plasma.
> 
> > > I tend to agree with Thiago. How does restricting this help for native
> > > apps? It's anyway the app itself setting the restrictions.
> 
> Well, yes, it doesn't help for "native" apps. That's not the point, is it?  
> Because some kinds of applications will not benefit from this does not mean
> that those which would should not have a facility to use to accomplish it.

It seemed to me that it was as well.

I'm not doubting the benefit of this for controlling what a plugin in QML does. 
I was just questioning the use of this feature to enforce device and platform 
security. It's the wrong level.

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