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[–] ZarkleFarkle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I guess preferably they'd just be saved and/or opened in a text editor, rather than ran on your computer

[–] bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Starts getting into demarcation land at that point, because the OS defines what files are opened in which program. Just saving makes sense as a compromise though!

[–] ZarkleFarkle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Right, but they could define a special behaviour so it doesn't immediately run a script you click on. It is kinda your fault if you get got by this, but it would be a bit more secure with mitigations in place.