#4583 NORM Untriag: totem corrupts/changes datastoreObject thumb data

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#4583: totem corrupts/changes datastoreObject thumb data
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  Reporter:  erikb         |       Owner:  marco    
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  new      
  Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Untriaged
 Component:  totem-player  |     Version:           
Resolution:                |    Keywords:           
  Verified:  0             |  
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Comment(by marco):

 Replying to [comment:10 Eben]:
 >
 > Why shouldn't we enforce it?  One of the principles of a well behaved
 system is that one client shouldn't be able to mess things up for another
 one, right?  If one activity fails to obey the rules and many others
 subsequently break because the preview isn't in the standard format
 expected, something stronger is needed, I feel.

 Because you can't enforce it for real anyway. Activities could write
 random junk in it instead of a png. I see this as an ABI contract, if you
 break it you do it at your own risk.

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Ticket URL: <https://dev.laptop.org/ticket/4583#comment:12>
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