RTM without Greasemonkey

ankitgupta00 says:
I understand that the gmail-firefox addon is made using gmail/greasemonkey API. But I hadn't installed greaseomnkey (on FF3) and this addon still works!
Why is that so? Or am I missing sth here?
Ankit
Why is that so? Or am I missing sth here?
Ankit

jlc says:
Standalone extensions can be made from Greasemonkey scripts, allowing you to use a script that was originally Greasemonkey-only.
Does this make sense? It's like packaging the script into an extension.
Does this make sense? It's like packaging the script into an extension.