There’s quite a lot of programs that make use of XDG_CONFIG, with the default set to .config in most distros. However, there’s also quite a few programs that have rejected this, sticking with a format that is not XDG-conforming.
One such example is OpenSSH, as can be seen in the following page - it makes use of the ~/.ssh directory. Why is that OpenSSH does not conform to this specification? Are there any security vulnerabilities? If so, then shouldn’t there be another specification by Freedesktop.org, which allots a secure directory for the same?
Honestly, I do not have any strong points, because XDG makes the home directory look clean, but I imagine alternative SSH libraries offer this freedom of choice? Maybe the Guille-SSH? But then again, it’s just one extra folder on my personal device, so I don’t really have a lot of complaints, and I don’t really want to use a project that is not tried and tested, at least for now.