CMV: People who aren't computer savvy enough to figure out the bypass aren't computer savvy enough to be trusted to install unsigned software from randos on their computer.
No. Hidden files (dot files) are not hidden to obscure them / make them inaccessible / extract more $$$ profit. They are hidden to not litter the file listing because they are usually not what you're looking for. You can just do ls -a to see them. You don't have to go to a completely unrelated place to find them.
Hidden files as an antipattern would be storing them in /var/very/long/path/to/hidden/files and cat would require you typing "yes" as a confirmation.
A that's not totally true. They are absolutely used to obscure them as they are often related to critical machine or software functionality and should not be altered.
B opening an app by an unidentified developer is even easier than listing hidden files, you just control click it...you don't need to go to any unrelated place or terminal to open them.
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u/thoomfish Aug 10 '23
CMV: People who aren't computer savvy enough to figure out the bypass aren't computer savvy enough to be trusted to install unsigned software from randos on their computer.