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		rahoulb on Sept 9, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New iPad browser from Opera The JIT restriction is because the OS won't let you mark data pages as executable for security reasons (Safari, as a trusted app, is the only exception). EDIT: changed wording for clarity

sspiff on Sept 9, 2013 [–]

Thanks for clarifying. I learned something new today.

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