[Pidgin] PlainTextPasswords modified

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Page "PlainTextPasswords" was changed by MarkDoliner
Diff URL: <https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/PlainTextPasswords?action=diff&version=17>
Revision 17
Comment: Someone pointed out to me that non-old versions of Windows do support file permissions.
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 = Plain Text Passwords =
 
-Purple does not now and is not likely to encrypt the passwords in the {{{accounts.xml}}} file, nor is it likely to be encrypted in a future release. This is somewhat controversial in Windows, due to its weak file protections, but that's the way things are.
+Purple does not now and is not likely to encrypt the passwords in the {{{accounts.xml}}} file, nor is it likely to be encrypted in a future release. This is somewhat controversial in Windows, where file permissions have traditionally been more open, but that's the way things are.
 
 The reasoning for this is multi-part.
 
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