Re:New TLDs: Not Bad
by thomasahle on Saturday May 13, 2023 @03:51PM
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> This solution only works if you believe no filename extensions will ever be created (or popularized) from here on out.
It works if you just don't believe a filename extension like .com or .net will be popular in the future. Personally I don't think they will, as people rightly find it annoying if the clash with TLDs.
Not much of a solution if it requires hoping something doesn't become popular in the future. That's more like a hot potato you've just passed on.
Re:New TLDs: Not Bad
by thomasahle on Saturday May 13, 2023 @08:52PM
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In fact, if something like a .net file does become popular, it just shows that people don't care as much as I assumed, and so the problem has solved itself.
Re:New TLDs: Not Bad
by schwartzworld on Saturday May 13, 2023 @05:35PM
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Would you settle for it being popular in the past? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/COM_file
Re:New TLDs: Not Bad
by soraminazuki on Saturday May 13, 2023 @07:54PM
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That predates widespread use of the internet. Also by the time Internet Explorer took off, COM files ceased to be relevant.
So no, COM files aren't relevant at all in this discussion.
Re:New TLDs: Not Bad
by schwartzworld on Saturday May 13, 2023 @09:01PM
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My first internet computer ran dos and Windows 3.1 and it was chock full of .com executables.
Re:New TLDs: Not Bad
by soraminazuki on Sunday May 14, 2023 @12:46AM
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Almost no one had internet access back then and Internet Explorer didn't even exist at the time of Windows 3.1's release. So still not relevant.
So, instead of hoping for that, why not search for solutions that actually will stand the test of time and aren't as fragile as "freeze the filename extensions!"
Also one of the really funny parts of this entire debate is the focus on filenames when most average people aren't even aware of their existence. Windows and Mac have hidden them by default for years now. It's only an image if it shows the image thumbnail, it's only a folder if it shows the folder icon, and so on. I bring this up because it shows how fragile this solution is. You can't get people to adhere to the rule of looking out for ".zip" if they don't even know it exists!