On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 22:29:04 -0700, Sam Watkins wrote: > I feel this "x-bit" is the single best protection available to the > non-expert desktop user under Linux/UNIX, which prevents malware > becoming common in *nix
This is not a universally accepted opinion. The discussion also was started NOT because .desktop files ignore the +x bit which is quite a trivial issue imho, but because they can make themselves appear to be absolutely anything you want, including files that are "safe" to open like image/document files, when in fact they are programs. This kind of two-facedness has been exploited in the past, and _that_ is the real issue here. Other problems to do with controlling unknown software are still a research problem, and whilst they definitely need research, UNIX permissions won't be solving them anytime soon. _______________________________________________ xdg mailing list xdg@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg
