Re: [debian-edu] Re: Does Linux have viruses?
On Sat, Dec 04, 2004 at 07:52:41PM +0100, Herman Robak wrote:
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> > Does XP distinguish between the two?
>
> For local files, you don't get any dialog asking
> you questions when you double-click its icon. This
> is the same in GNOME and KDE, and it is expected.
Of course, on Linux, the file needs to be executable. In Windows,
I don't believe there's any "executable / not-executable" metadata about
files. (I could be wrong, but I'd be surprised to learn about it!)
-bill!
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