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From: Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org>
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Subject: Re: 0 SET-ORDER why?
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 05:54:37 -0500
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On 6/25/24 20:19, minforth wrote:
> IMO, it is a simple security mechanism against other users
> breaking out of an application program and taking control
> of the shell.

That seems like a security concern for people who generate executables 
and don't want users returning to the Forth shell, which would be useful 
to commercial vendors who don't want users to have the full capability 
of the Forth environment.

ISTM such a use does not warrant formal standardization in a language, 
if that was the intent of specifically providing a way to disable the 
Forth shell.


--
Krishna