The executable bit being set also causes Nautilus to ask the user what to do (Open or Execute) when a user double-clicks a file on a FAT USB disk. This can be confusing for users unfamiliar with executable permissions who simply expect the file to open in its associated program.
-- Set better umasks for FAT filesystems (USB drives etc) https://launchpad.net/bugs/60722 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
