From: Aaron Schrab <aaron@schrab.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2020 01:18:22 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add project-wide .vimrc configuration
Message-ID: <X9Al3u9/jw3QWN7q@pug.qqx.org>
In-Reply-To: <20201209002619.25468-1-felipe.contreras@gmail.com>

At 18:26 -0600 08 Dec 2020, Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> wrote:
>By default it's ignored, you need the following in your ~/.vimrc
>
>  set exrc

Running `:help 'exrc'` in vim includes the text:

         Setting this option is a potential security leak.  E.g., consider
         unpacking a package or fetching files from github, a .vimrc in there
         might be a trojan horse.  BETTER NOT SET THIS OPTION!
         Instead, define an autocommand in your .vimrc to set options for a
         matching directory.

So I don't think it's a good idea to encourage people to do that by 
using a name that invites it. Also I think that the file would be more 
discoverable for people to incorporate into their own configuration if 
not named as a hidden file.