Re:Windows is the malware compatibility layer for everything
by the_af on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @03:03PM
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> Do regular users `curl|bash`?
They don't (unless following instructions). But that's my point: downloading stuff and "reviewing" it is not feasible except for power users -- which are not the scenario we're describing -- and not even then! Can you tell me you trust yourself to review a non-trivial install script?
> stuff users need is generally in the repos
Even games? If we're talking about regular users, they'll want to play games and other things not packaged with their repo.
They don't (unless following instructions). But that's my point: downloading stuff and "reviewing" it is not feasible except for power users -- which are not the scenario we're describing -- and not even then! Can you tell me you trust yourself to review a non-trivial install script?
> stuff users need is generally in the repos
Even games? If we're talking about regular users, they'll want to play games and other things not packaged with their repo.