Re:Bpkg: package manager for bash
by coldtea on Sunday July 03, 2016 @01:02PM
(#12026697)
>it amazes me that people still put them onto their sites.
Why?
It's way more secure than any binary blob -- and people download and install billions of these every day... (And even a hash means nothing -- a hacker could easily change both the blob and the hash).
At least with "bash installations" you can check the code yourself before running it...
Why?
It's way more secure than any binary blob -- and people download and install billions of these every day... (And even a hash means nothing -- a hacker could easily change both the blob and the hash).
At least with "bash installations" you can check the code yourself before running it...