Re: Executable bit on .desktop files: necessary or unwanted?

[David Holland <dholland-pkgusers%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Sat, Feb 15, 2025 at 01:32:42PM +0100, Thomas Klausner wrote:
 > "KDE and gnome developers introduced a custom hack that somewhat
 > deviates the intended Unix file execution permission purpose to add a
 > security layer. With this new layer, only .desktop files with the
 > executable bit set are taken into account by the desktop environment."

What is the purpose of this "security" layer? A quick look suggests
mostly security by obscurity.

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David A. Holland
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