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Re:Congratulations: We now have opinions on your open source... by hanselot on Saturday July 09, 2022 @03:49PM (#32038636)
Is the whole point of this not to ensure that someone can't use your identity to produce a compromised package?

When I download someone else's code its my job to make sure the code I run isn't riddled with spyware. Hence why I design my projects to rely minimally on external dependencies.

Why should this burden be placed on the developer and not the user?

If I buy a chainsaw and cut my arm off, is this the fault of the chainsaw manufacturer?

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Re:Congratulations: We now have opinions on your open source... by burnished on Saturday July 09, 2022 @04:43PM (#32039130)
You do know that bladed machinery is made with more and more safety features right? No one actually thinks "oh fuck em if they lose an arm". It just isn't a good comparison, nor a good solution.
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