executable help files in Linux

[Duane Attaway]

>> uh oh... the seeds of the first linux virus has been invented...
>
>  I'm not sure how an executable help file would be any more of a
> vulnerability than any other executable.   Any program could contain
> malicious code.  So use the packages that have been vetted by your
> distro's maintainers, or install as non-root to avoid the worst
> pitfalls.

I'm waiting for the day a company from Redmond emails an ELF executable 
help file.  The world will flip on its axis that day and toilets will 
flush backwards.