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Re:A Docker footgun led to a vandal deleting NewsBlur's Mong... by andybak on Sunday February 19, 2023 @03:33PM (#34861567)
If everyone designed software like you are advocating then we'd be even worse off.

What's wrong with "users should be careful" and "software shouldn't contain footguns"?

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Re:A Docker footgun led to a vandal deleting NewsBlur's Mong... by throwaway744678 on Sunday February 19, 2023 @03:45PM (#34861694)
Software following the path of least surprise is a good rule of thumb.
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Re:A Docker footgun led to a vandal deleting NewsBlur's Mong... by nickstinemates on Sunday February 19, 2023 @04:00PM (#34861814)
I disagree with the premise that in this instance there is a footgun. There isn't.
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