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Am I crazy to distrust a .pdf and .epub only option hosted on github in 2026? The author looks legit - or at least has contributions for over a year. But gith

by fusslo 9mo ago

Am I crazy to distrust a .pdf and .epub only option hosted on github in 2026? The author looks legit - or at least has contributions for over a year. But github is free & idk if they scan user repos for malware Are .pdfs and .epub safe these days?

fristovic 9mo ago
You are not crazy, you make a valid point. But the truth is - the author (me) - was just lazy to upload it to something else and just wanted it published. I promise you I'm not trying to hack you :)
- fusslo 9mo ago
  lmao, ok ty for the promise. good enough for me! Ty for sharing your book, it's pretty fun
SunlitCat 9mo ago
How about uploading them on mega, dropbox, mediafire or some quickly done wix page? :D
- fristovic 9mo ago
  I can't do that from the terminal in 3 lines now, can I? ;)
  - SunlitCat 9mo ago
    Well, with Mega certainly. -> https://mega.io/cmd https://mega.io/cmd
    - fristovic 9mo ago
      I didn’t know this! Ty for the heads up!
threeducks 9mo ago
> Are .pdfs and .epub safe these days? Depends on the viewer. Acrobat Reader? Probably not. PDF.js in some browser? Probably safe enough unless you are extremely rich.
rfl890 9mo ago
.pdf files opened in a browser are safe for the most part.