pudge hates software: Wow, Downloaded From the Internet, you say?

• From: Chris Nandor
  Date: 16:19 on 18 Mar 2008
  Subject: Wow, Downloaded From the Internet, you say?
  
  '"Foo" is an application which was downloaded from the Internet.  Are  
  you sure you want to open it?'
  
  I seriously hate this error message in Mac OS X 10.5.  I know I  
  downloaded it.  I don't give a damn what you, the OS, thinks about  
  it.  Just open it, dammit.
  
  Yes, I know that some people don't know what the hell they are doing.   
  But this is primarily caused by Safari having the DEFAULT of unpacking  
  downloaded files, so in theory, someone's browser could automatically  
  download something, automatically unpack it or mount it as a disk  
  image, and then it could be automatically run.
  
  I get it.
  
  But here's the thing: I turn off your stupid default, and unpack/mount  
  things manually.  So why should I be subjected to your weak attempt to  
  idiot-proof your own misfeature?
  
  
  And sometimes, this warning message is even placed on *plain text  
  files I open in a text editor.*  No kidding.  It fills me with teh hate.
  
  
  

• From: Peter da Silva
  Date: 16:44 on 18 Mar 2008
  Subject: Re: Wow, Downloaded From the Internet, you say?
  
  On 2008-03-18, at 11:19, Chris Nandor wrote:
  > Yes, I know that some people don't know what the hell they are  
  > doing.  But this is primarily caused by Safari having the DEFAULT  
  > of unpacking downloaded files,
  
  They finally changed it to not automatically "open safe files after  
  downloading". Unfortunately they kept and upgraded all the damn  
  Microsoft-inspired idiot dialogs from their earlier attempts to avoid  
  this logical step.
  
  
  
  

• From: Matthew King
  Date: 21:56 on 18 Mar 2008
  Subject: Re: Wow, Downloaded From the Internet, you say?
  
  Chris Nandor <pudge@xxxxx.xxx> writes:
  
  > '"Foo" is an application which was downloaded from the Internet.  Are
  > you sure you want to open it?'
  >
  > ...
  >
  > But here's the thing: I turn off your stupid default, and unpack/mount
  > things manually.  So why should I be subjected to your weak attempt to
  > idiot-proof your own misfeature?
  
  You and all your users.
  
  Download and install something in your role of, say, system
  administrator, then run it under someone else's user id and the helpful
  error message shows up again.
  
  > And sometimes, this warning message is even placed on *plain text  files
  > I open in a text editor.*  No kidding.  It fills me with teh hate.
  
  Friendly == Hate.
  
  Matthew
  
  
  

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