Re:Dotfile madness
by slavik81 on Monday February 04, 2019 @03:51AM
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> I trust almost all programs I use on my PC
That's because you have to. I trust all my programs too, because I wouldn't install them if I didn't trust them. We've spent decades telling people only to install applications they trust, and not to click on suspicious executables. The result is that they are very resistant to install new programs, unless the programs are from organizations they already know and trust.
That's partly why web applications are so popular: it requires less trust to use a website than to run a native application. If native applications were less dangerous, people might be willing to use more of them.
That's because you have to. I trust all my programs too, because I wouldn't install them if I didn't trust them. We've spent decades telling people only to install applications they trust, and not to click on suspicious executables. The result is that they are very resistant to install new programs, unless the programs are from organizations they already know and trust.
That's partly why web applications are so popular: it requires less trust to use a website than to run a native application. If native applications were less dangerous, people might be willing to use more of them.