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> These people are arrogant shitheads and I’d like to know who they are so I can avoid their software. Wow, this is really assuming the worst in people. It’s m
by CGamesPlay 8y ago
> These people are arrogant shitheads and I’d like to know who they are so I can avoid their software.
Wow, this is really assuming the worst in people. It’s much more likely to be ignorance because the other developer doesn’t know where the file came from either (some compiler flag on a library accidentally enabled), or also doesn’t ls -a in their home.
- gumby 8y ago> Wow, this is really assuming the worst in people. Yes, I am. I'm fed up with programs that spam my system without asking: install plug ins, menu items, directories on the desktop, dock items etc for "convenience" -- it's convenient for them, not me. It's especially painful when I pay for an app and it sprays shrapnel through my filesystem. > It’s much more likely to be ignorance Indeed, but if they can't be bothered to learn basic system hygiene how can I be confident the rest of their package is safe to use? A big driver for sandbox/containers in user systems is not protection against malign actors per se but against the lazy and ignorant. Have I written bugs into code? Of course I have, I'm human. But at least I try to get things right up front; to be a good citizen. (there are additional reasons for containers in server systems, hence my qualification of "user systems" above).
- asveikau 8y agoA "compiler flag on a library" that leads to garbage in your home directory => bad library => developer's failure to vet and research their dependencies. Perhaps having all parts of this chain called "shithead" is extreme but they would all have responsibility and disrespect for the user.