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Re:Avoid the Pitfalls of the JavaScript Trap on Gmail by quanticle on Thursday March 31, 2011 @02:51PM (#2393049)
>They argue that we should be able to change GMail's javascript code just like we do other applications we use.

What the FSF doesn't get is that its actually much easier to change proprietary JavaScript than it is to modify a binary running on your system.

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Re:Avoid the Pitfalls of the JavaScript Trap on Gmail by gamerman2360 on Saturday April 02, 2011 @09:28AM (#2399861)
I think they do understand that. It is, however, nontrivial to edit compiled JavaScript. There might also be legal complications to editing the scripts...
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