Bug#668817: xdg-utils: xdg-open cannot open .desktop files

2012-04-15 Thread Per Olofsson
Hi, 2012-04-15 13:20, Petr Baudis skrev: > Hi! > > On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:47:26PM +0200, Per Olofsson wrote: >> No, I think it would be a security risk if xdg-open supported that. >> xdg-open is often used by browsers to open downloaded files, and in that >> case would execute arbitrary cod

Bug#668817: xdg-utils: xdg-open cannot open .desktop files

2012-04-15 Thread Petr Baudis
Hi! On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 11:47:26PM +0200, Per Olofsson wrote: > No, I think it would be a security risk if xdg-open supported that. > xdg-open is often used by browsers to open downloaded files, and in that > case would execute arbitrary code when invoked on a desktop file. Thanks for the

Bug#668817: xdg-utils: xdg-open cannot open .desktop files

2012-04-14 Thread Per Olofsson
tag 668817 + wontfix thanks Hi Petr, 2012-04-14 17:42, Petr Baudis skrev: > xdg-open called on a .desktop file will open the file in a text editor > instead of executing the command described within. Apparently, xdg-open > is the preferred tool to open .desktop files, or at least I couldn't > fin

Bug#668817: xdg-utils: xdg-open cannot open .desktop files

2012-04-14 Thread Petr Baudis
Package: xdg-utils Version: 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-6 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, xdg-open called on a .desktop file will open the file in a text editor instead of executing the command described within. Apparently, xdg-open is the preferred tool to open .desktop files, or at least I couldn't