Allowing Open-Source extensions to be mentioned on scratch.

Chiroyce

PkmnQ wrote:
They've already proven they're great developers, so they aren't “random”.

I mean that the ST doesn't have any other type of contact with them, unlike other trusted ST members or Scratch devs.

Maximouse

Chiroyce wrote:
PkmnQ wrote:
They've already proven they're great developers, so they aren't “random”.
I mean that the ST doesn't have any other type of contact with them, unlike other trusted ST members or Scratch devs.

The ST has their emails.

9gr

Maximouse wrote:
Chiroyce wrote:
PkmnQ wrote:
They've already proven they're great developers, so they aren't “random”.
I mean that the ST doesn't have any other type of contact with them, unlike other trusted ST members or Scratch devs.
The ST has their emails.

The ST could make a private forum for these users if they wanted to.

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9gr

Futurebot5 wrote:
9gr wrote:
like developers like @jeffalo or @datonelefty or @herohamp or @catsunited or some other dev
That's still thousands of lines of code, and what if they didn't want to? Or they didn't have time?

note that some of the mentioned devs works on one of them

Maximouse

9gr wrote:
Futurebot5 wrote:
9gr wrote:
like developers like @jeffalo or @datonelefty or @herohamp or @catsunited or some other dev
That's still thousands of lines of code, and what if they didn't want to? Or they didn't have time?
note that some of the mentioned devs works on one of them

I think people who work on one extension would still be able to review other extensions.

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Queer_Royalty

TOLORS wrote:
7.6 Improve or remove the extension policy
Browser extensions, userscripts, and userstyles are not allowed on Scratch as per the extension policy. Although such extensions may be useful, it is not easy to tell if the extension is harmful to your device. The Scratch Team believes that the potential risks and harm in allowing browser extensions outweigh the benefits, and are not looking for ways to improve this policy. This includes browser extensions, userscripts, and userstyles made by anyone, including Scratchers or well-known companies like Google.

In the future, please read the stickies before posting.

Socialix

What if the source code isn't the same as the actual extension offered in the AMO or CWS?

9gr

Socialix wrote:
What if the source code isn't the same as the actual extension offered in the AMO or CWS?

I guess its just the .crx viewer then. if its not the same as the actual extension hosted on the repo then it will be removed from the list

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fdreerf

PkmnQ wrote:
They've already proven they're great developers, so they aren't “random”.

That's pretty similar to the appeal to trust fallacy, that states that every claim made by a trustworthy individiual must be true. Here, not every piece of code written by a great developer isn't malicious.

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banana439monkey

ok ok ok
as much as i would love to just say yes with a grin on my face
well
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my scepticism here is very apparent when you look at the age range that scratch is targeted at. kids. many of those kids will only know how to drag blocks (hey, i did. i'm writing an entire library management system right now and i didn't know anything about text-based programming at the age of 10). they aren't going to know how to interpret code, so they don't know what's defined as collecting data

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