IMO, causing a segfault in the interpreter is more than just a DOS vulnerability :) <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Derek Elkins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:derek.a.elkins@gmail.com">derek.a.elkins@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><div></div><div class="h5">On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Jason Dagit<<a href="mailto:dagit@codersbase.com">dagit@codersbase.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Thomas ten Cate <<a href="mailto:ttencate@gmail.com">ttencate@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> By the way, the most valuable pixels, right at the top of the page,<br>
>> are wasted on wiki stuff. Compare<br>
>> <a href="http://www.haskell.org/" target="_blank">http://www.haskell.org/</a><br>
>> with, for example,<br>
>> <a href="http://www.ruby-lang.org/" target="_blank">http://www.ruby-lang.org/</a><br>
>> <a href="http://python.org/" target="_blank">http://python.org/</a><br>
><br>
> The thing I like the most from the ruby page is the top box of content where<br>
> it starts describing ruby with a "Read more..." link adjacent to a code<br>
> snippet. Because I doubt anyone will agree on *the one* best code snippet<br>
> to show people, I think there should/could be a pool of fun snippets and<br>
> loading the page picks one at random. I have no idea if the wiki engine<br>
> supports this. I also like the strip of links at the top with things like,<br>
> "Download", "Community", and so on. Something I think the Haskell page does<br>
> much better than the other two, is the listing of events and hackage<br>
> updates. Both of those sections feel "inviting" to me. It makes me curious<br>
> and I want to explore.<br>
><br>
> The python page looks at least as cluttered as the haskell page. Neither<br>
> the haskell page or the python page have the same look and feel of the ruby<br>
> page. I think the shaded/gradient backgrounds actually add a lot to the<br>
> visual experience. I also like that the boxes have a different bg color for<br>
> the box title and the box contents. I also like the use of icons on the<br>
> ruby page. The "Download Ruby" link/box with the download icon is very<br>
> inviting. I just want to download it, even if I'm not going to use ruby!<br>
><br>
> Perhaps we could have a contest similar to the logo contest but for homepage<br>
> asthetics redesign. I think the content on the haskell page is great, but<br>
> the visual style of the presentation could be improved considerably.<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> If, like the consensus seems to be, the page should be made more<br>
>> friendly to beginners (who are unlikely to want to contribute to the<br>
>> wiki right away), then this should be moved elsewhere, or at the very<br>
>> least made smaller and less obtrusive.<br>
><br>
> Optimizing for newcomers seems wise.<br>
> Jason<br>
<br>
</div></div>This is what I see when visiting the Ruby page:<br>
"DoS vulnerability in BigDecimal"<br>
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