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Re:Docker for Mac M1 RC by SahAssar on Friday March 19, 2021 @07:30AM (#26512091)
It's been argued that the recommended way it works is a security issue:

https://applehelpwriter.com/2018/03/21/how-homebrew-invites-...

https://askubuntu.com/questions/261326/is-it-safe-to-chown-u...

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Re:Docker for Mac M1 RC by tobylane on Friday March 19, 2021 @07:48AM (#26512205)
On Apple Silicon it now installs to /opt/homebrew, a change they’ve been wanting to do for a while.
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Re:Docker for Mac M1 RC by matthewbauer on Friday March 19, 2021 @01:56PM (#26516376)
Does /opt/homebrew still end up in root’s PATH, I wonder? That has the same issue that /usr/local has I think. Letting users mess with root’s environment basically means there is no real distinction between root and non-root.
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Re:Docker for Mac M1 RC by mikemcquaid on Friday March 19, 2021 @03:04PM (#26517149)
No, it doesn’t.
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Re:Docker for Mac M1 RC by Hackbraten on Friday March 19, 2021 @03:05PM (#26517158)
It’s not really insecure. See: https://security.stackexchange.com/q/187502
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