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> That's like asking permission to read and write your entire phone, just to provide the ability to write and read back a file. ...it occurs to me that this is
by Wowfunhappy 3y ago
> That's like asking permission to read and write your entire phone, just to provide the ability to write and read back a file.
...it occurs to me that this is in fact how most desktop apps work, and I do prefer it that way.
- ornornor 3y agoOn windows idk but Unix has permissions for that reason.
- Dylan16807 3y agoNormal Unix permissions do nothing here in a desktop context because the program is running under your account.
- Wowfunhappy 3y agoThere are permissions, but I think https://xkcd.com/1200/ https://xkcd.com/1200/ is relevant here.