Hi!
The Sage RSS reader is currently part of the Applications list. Unfortunately, Sage has a serious and well-known vulnerability that could allow a user's system to be remotely compromised. The vulnerability has existed for over a year, so IMHO the Sage author(s) have been given plenty of time to fix it; they have not, and addons.mozilla.org is taking action against Sage.
Because of the vuln, the seriousness of it, and the length of time it's remained unpatched, I think Sage should be removed from the list of applications.
Links:
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3324
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=1603515
http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/11/20/1257232/Zero-Day-Vulnerabilities-I...
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agreed. And, sage sucked anyway. Thunderbird and regular firefox work better.
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I don't think extentions should be in the list at all, we haven't modified them in any way.
Now, Eclipse Plugins are the new thing
I think addons should be in the list; modifications don't matter.
What PA.c is trying to do is provide people with good, portable tools. While addons can't be put into PortableApps format, they still can be #1 portable and #2 useful. That, IMHO, is enough to warrant admission into the Applications list.
An addon with a known, serious, long-unpatched vuln on the other hand...
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