[dnanian]

That, unfortunately, I can't explain. We do copy all the attributes that are associated with the file, but it's possible that something strange has happened with Tiger's changed handling of this stuff.

We'll take a look -- but, in the meantime, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Apple's changed this hidden-folder handling a large number of times over OSX's life, and I'm sure they'll change it again. What's really important is that it's copied with its proper permissions, etc.