Re: [pygame] GMArcade.com ~ The Friendly Game Host & Community

[James Paige <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Jan 05, 2009 at 05:55:01PM -0600, Matt Kremer wrote:
> Quoting Aaron Maupin <maupin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> >I wouldn't want to be the person responsible when a game destroys
> >someone's C: directory or even just installs a "screensaver" utility.
> >Advertising "Play Game Online" gives users a false sense of security.
> >Many kids, for example, are not allowed to download games; their
> >parents restrict them to browser based games.  You definitely need some
> >sort of obvious notice that executables are running outside of a
> >sandbox and can do absolutely anything they like to a user's system.
> 
> In browser games can do the same thing.

Flash sure can't, I don't know about Java.

> I could add an "About Play  
> Game Online" link that tells how the system works.

That would be good.

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James Paige