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Makefile, RPM , and shell all essentially do the same thing and have the same power to violate your system.
by gowld 5y ago
Makefile, RPM , and shell all essentially do the same thing and have the same power to violate your system.
- chunk_waffle 5y agoTo re-iterate, for me its not really about the potential for abuse, its more about expectations. You can abuse anything (though I'd also argue that signed packages from companies like RedHat and Canonical are usually up to a higher standard than the random Shell script plucked from the internet.) If someone places a shoe box on your doorstep you might expect shoes to be inside. Of course, there's a non zero chance its full of bees. But shoes are a reasonable guess. If someone places a cardboard box on your doorstep with no writing on it whatsoever, there's no expectation about whats in the box. (Unless you hear the bees buzzing from a distance.)