• floofloof@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    Users are probably aware of that with most software. But for something called a “theme”, we’re used to expecting it to be a bunch of non-executable resources. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who gave it no thought and made this assumption, since it applies almost everywhere else we see themes.

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      4 months ago

      Yeah 100%.
      They should be given a more threatening name.

      Maybe the word “global” is supposed to invoke fear (maybe it does for people who review shonky c++ code a lot).
      But I don’t think that is so for most people.
      Better to call them “High risk unofficial theme” or something to prompt people to read the small print.