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One thing that comes to mind as someone who is not in the know of these new tools would be, are they safe? The old tools have been there forever and used every
by charlie0 4y ago
One thing that comes to mind as someone who is not in the know of these new tools would be, are they safe?
The old tools have been there forever and used everywhere. My assumption would be these are safe and don't change often. For better or for worse, I would be concerned about using the newer tools unless they are backed and/or approved by a large open source org.
- t-3 4y agoIf the tool is "$x, but with pretty colors", there's a good chance they are not safe to use in pipelines. It's distressingly common for colored output to be sent even when piped.
- jrm4 4y agoI really respect this take -- and also kind of don't like it at the same time? Basically, I don't do "mission critical" Linux things. I teach IT and I hack around on my own boxes with scripts and stuff because it's fun and useful to me. I'm always on the lookout for the hooks and such that can get more and different people into Linux.
- charlie0 4y agoI understand. The truth can be bitter. My first instinct is to install most of these tools. Then I remember all the recent supply chain attacks and malicious packages that have been snuck into software. I use 1 daily driver for everything, including my finances and crypto. So trust me, I'm bummed out about this. I'll still check some of these out. As long as they seem safe, I will install a few.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y ago> My assumption would be these are safe and don't change often. Go take a trip through the GNU userland tools and you'll find a lot of dodgy code that hasn't been touched in 30+ years.