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Replying to @postmodern_mod3
I should clarify, developers need to stop telling users to `curl | sh`, and either provide packages or copy/pastable instructions.
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Replying to @postmodern_mod3
why? what advantages do copypastable instructions actually have over a good install script?
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Replying to @tehjh
they are terse and you literally look at them before executing them.
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Replying to @postmodern_mod3
but they don't actually tell you what you end up executing unless you audit all the code you're downloading
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Replying to @tehjh @postmodern_mod3
(also, when stuff is pasted into a terminal from a website, the website can usually inject extra commands)
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Replying to @tehjh
although this got me thinking. Is it possible with JavaScript to quickly change the text as it's being copied, and then back again?
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you don't even need JS, CSS is enough. https://thejh.net/misc/website-terminal-copy-paste …
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