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Re: No more launching files from Nautilus

From owl <owl@rooftop.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: No more launching files from Nautilus
Date 2018-05-17 15:56 +0000
Organization O.W.L.
Message-ID <a980zb4.bi@rooftop.invalid> (permalink)
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Doomsdrzej <.m@nsn.s> wrote:
> On Wed, 16 May 2018 23:12:59 +0000 (UTC), owl <owl@rooftop.invalid>
> wrote:
> 
>>Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
>>> <https://news.softpedia.com/news/gnome-devs-to-remove-the-ability-to-launch-apps-from-the-nautilus-file-manager-521137.shtml> 
>>> OR <https://goo.gl/PDuajk>
>>> -----
>>> GNOME Devs to Remove the Ability to Launch Apps from the Nautilus File 
>>> Manager
>>> -----
>>> 
>>> If they really do this that seems absurd... but maybe it is just a 
>>> developer being extreme to try to push the importance of security?
>>> 
>>
>>World's shittiest GUI commits suicide. 
>  
> I'm not sure what this means to be honest. Did Nautilus have the
> ability to launch an application through double-clicking its
> executable in Nautilus?

Yes.

> I never launched an app that way, I have to
> admit.

I interpreted it to mean that they would not allow, for instance,
clicking on a file icon and having it launch the default application
assigned to that file type.

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No more launching files from Nautilus Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-05-16 15:48 -0700
  Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2018-05-16 23:06 +0000
    Re: No more launching files from Nautilus owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-05-16 23:14 +0000
      Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2018-05-16 23:25 +0000
        Re: No more launching files from Nautilus owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-05-17 00:16 +0000
          Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2018-05-17 00:38 +0000
            Re: No more launching files from Nautilus owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-05-17 02:12 +0000
            Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Doomsdrzej <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-05-17 08:45 -0400
              Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-05-17 07:01 -0700
            Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Your Friendly Neighbourhood Puppy Whistle Holder Emeritus 🐶笛 <root@127.0.0.1> - 2018-05-17 11:15 -0500
              Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Doomsdrzej <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-05-17 13:40 -0400
            Re: No more launching files from Nautilus RonB <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2018-05-23 20:35 +0000
              Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-05-23 13:47 -0700
          Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-05-16 19:48 -0700
            Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2018-05-17 03:02 +0000
              Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-05-16 20:14 -0700
              Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Doomsdrzej <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-05-17 08:55 -0400
                Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-05-17 07:02 -0700
      Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-05-18 02:43 -0700
    Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-05-16 19:46 -0700
  Re: No more launching files from Nautilus owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-05-16 23:12 +0000
    Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-05-16 19:45 -0700
    Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Doomsdrzej <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-05-17 08:39 -0400
      Re: No more launching files from Nautilus owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-05-17 15:56 +0000
        Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-05-17 09:12 -0700
        Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Doomsdrzej <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-05-17 13:38 -0400
          Re: No more launching files from Nautilus owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-05-17 18:23 +0000
            Re: No more launching files from Nautilus Doomsdrzej <.m@nsn.s> - 2018-05-17 16:41 -0400
              Re: No more launching files from Nautilus owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2018-05-17 21:08 +0000

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