I don't disagree that this is an issue in nautilus which should be solved, but as Paul indicated there are serious security considerations that must be taken into account; this invalidates the issue as a papercut since it is not "trivial to fix".
** Changed in: hundredpapercuts Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** Also affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Non-executable files with common executable extensions (.bin, .sh) should be easier for users to run https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/389465 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs