Re:What NPM should do to stop a new colors attack
by hnlmorg on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:30AM
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I think most on here sympathise with his frustration even if they don't agree with his actions.
The real question is whether you believe as a maintainer you have the right to do whatever you want to your code while in the knowledge that others will run it.
The emphasised part is important. I have zero issue with people writing malicious code purely out of academic curiosity but if you write in with the intention of that code propagating, as this author had done, your actions become far less sympathetic.
The real question is whether you believe as a maintainer you have the right to do whatever you want to your code while in the knowledge that others will run it.
The emphasised part is important. I have zero issue with people writing malicious code purely out of academic curiosity but if you write in with the intention of that code propagating, as this author had done, your actions become far less sympathetic.