Add section on code evaluation security

* doc/org.texi (Code evaluation security): New section

doc/org.texi

@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ Miscellaneous
 
 * Completion::			M-TAB knows what you need
 * Speed keys::			Electic commands at the beginning of a headline
+* Code evaluation security::	Org mode files evaluate inline code
 * Customization::		Adapting Org to your taste
 * In-buffer settings::		Overview of the #+KEYWORDS
 * The very busy C-c C-c key::	When in doubt, press C-c C-c
@@ -527,41 +528,39 @@ structured ASCII file, as HTML, or (TODO and agenda items only) as an
 iCalendar file.  It can also serve as a publishing tool for a set of
 linked web pages.
 
-An important design aspect that distinguishes Org from, for example,
-Planner/Muse is that it encourages you to store every piece of information
-only once.  In Planner, you have project pages, day pages and possibly
-other files, duplicating some information such as tasks.  In Org,
-you only have notes files.  In your notes you mark entries as tasks, and
-label them with tags and timestamps.  All necessary lists, like a
-schedule for the day, the agenda for a meeting, tasks lists selected by
-tags, etc., are created dynamically when you need them.
+As a project planning environment, Org works by adding metadata to outline
+nodes.  Based on this data, specific entries can be extracted in queries and
+create dynamic @i{agenda views}.
+
+Org mode contains the Org Babel environment which allows to work with
+embedded source code block in a file, to facilitate code evaluation,
+documentation, and tangling.
+
+Org's automatic, context-sensitive table editor with spreadsheet
+capabilities can be integrated into any major mode by activating the
+minor Orgtbl mode.  Using a translation step, it can be used to maintain
+tables in arbitrary file types, for example in La@TeX{}.  The structure
+editing and list creation capabilities can be used outside Org with
+the minor Orgstruct mode.
 
 Org keeps simple things simple.  When first fired up, it should
 feel like a straightforward, easy to use outliner.  Complexity is not
 imposed, but a large amount of functionality is available when you need
-it.  Org is a toolbox and can be used in different ways, for
-example as:
+it.  Org is a toolbox and can be used in different ways and for different
+ends, for example:
 
 @example
 @r{@bullet{} an outline extension with visibility cycling and structure editing}
 @r{@bullet{} an ASCII system and table editor for taking structured notes}
-@r{@bullet{} an ASCII table editor with spreadsheet-like capabilities}
 @r{@bullet{} a TODO list editor}
 @r{@bullet{} a full agenda and planner with deadlines and work scheduling}
 @pindex GTD, Getting Things Done
 @r{@bullet{} an environment in which to implement David Allen's GTD system}
-@r{@bullet{} a basic database application}
 @r{@bullet{} a simple hypertext system, with HTML and La@TeX{} export}
 @r{@bullet{} a publishing tool to create a set of interlinked webpages}
 @r{@bullet{} an environment for literate programming}
 @end example
 
-Org's automatic, context-sensitive table editor with spreadsheet
-capabilities can be integrated into any major mode by activating the
-minor Orgtbl mode.  Using a translation step, it can be used to maintain
-tables in arbitrary file types, for example in La@TeX{}.  The structure
-editing and list creation capabilities can be used outside Org with
-the minor Orgstruct mode.
 
 @cindex FAQ
 There is a website for Org which provides links to the newest
@@ -12199,6 +12198,7 @@ emacsclient \
 @menu
 * Completion::			M-TAB knows what you need
 * Speed keys::			Electic commands at the beginning of a headline
+* Code evaluation security::	Org mode files evaluate inline code
 * Customization::		Adapting Org to your taste
 * In-buffer settings::		Overview of the #+KEYWORDS
 * The very busy C-c C-c key::	When in doubt, press C-c C-c
@@ -12270,7 +12270,7 @@ Elsewhere, complete dictionary words using Ispell.
 @end itemize
 @end table
 
-@node Speed keys, Customization, Completion, Miscellaneous
+@node Speed keys, Code evaluation security, Completion, Miscellaneous
 @section Speed keys
 @cindex speed keys
 @vindex org-use-speed-commands
@@ -12288,7 +12288,58 @@ or on a small mobile device with a limited keyboard.
 To see which commands are available, activate the feature and press @kbd{?}
 with the cursor at the beginning of a headline.
 
-@node Customization, In-buffer settings, Speed keys, Miscellaneous
+@node Code evaluation security, Customization, Speed keys, Miscellaneous
+@section Code evaluation and security issues
+
+Org files can contain embedded code snippets in many programming languages.
+Org mode provides tool ti work with hte code snippets, and that includes
+evaluation.
+
+Running code on your machine always comes with a security risk.  Badly
+written or malicious code can be executed on purpose or by accident.  Org has
+default settings which will only evaluate such code if you give explicit
+permission to do so, and as a casual user of these features you should levae
+these precautions intact.
+
+For people who regularly work with such code, the confirmation prompts can
+become annoying, and you might want to turn them off.  This can be done, but
+you must be aware of the risks that are involved.
+
+Code evaluation can happen under the following circumstances
+
+@table @i
+@item Source code blocks
+Source code blocks can be evaluated during export, or when pressing @kbd{C-c
+C-c} in the block.  @b{Security advice:} The most important thing to realize
+here is that Org mode files which contain code snippets are in a certain
+sense like executable files.  So you should accept them and load them into
+Emacs only from trusted sources - just like you would do with a program you
+install on your computer.
+
+Make sure you know what you are doing before customizing the variables
+which take of the default security brakes.
+
+@defopt org-confirm-babel-evaluate
+?????????????????????
+@end defopt
+
+@defopt org-not-evluation-with-C-c-C-c
+
+@item Following @code{shell} and @code{elisp} links
+Org has two link types that can directly evaluate code (@pxref{External
+links}).  These links can be problematic because the code to be evaluated his
+not visible.  @b{Security advice:}  Do not use these links, use source code
+blocks which make the associated actions much more transparent.
+
+@item Formulas in tables
+Formulas in tables (@pxref{The spreadsheet}) are code that is evaluated
+either by the @i{calc} interpreter, or by the @i{Emacs Lisp} interpreter.
+@b{Security advice:} If you get a file from an untrusted source, do not
+update tables without looking at complex formulas.
+@end table
+
+
+@node Customization, In-buffer settings, Code evaluation security, Miscellaneous
 @section Customization
 @cindex customization
 @cindex options, for customization