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Reminds me of when they do 'firewall updates' at work, and many of the common open-source repositories/hosting etc are blocked. I understand than some maliciou
by bluedino 2y ago
Reminds me of when they do 'firewall updates' at work, and many of the common open-source repositories/hosting etc are blocked.
I understand than some malicious software may use things like curl, but it's also annoying to have to re-create the same ticket and submit to internal IT, and then if someone working on the ticket hasn't done this before, they close it, we have to have a meeting about why we need access to that site...
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- userbinator 2y agoRemember the old saying, "it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission".
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