From kde-core-devel  Wed Feb 11 21:15:58 2009
From: Alexander Neundorf <neundorf () kde ! org>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:15:58 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: requiring .desktop files to be executable ?
Message-Id: <200902112215.59063.neundorf () kde ! org>
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Hi,

here's an article and comments about potential security problems 
with "executing" .desktop files although they are not executable:
http://lwn.net/Articles/318755/

Should we do something about it ?

Alex