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Re:Show HN: Syq – copy files between machines fast (better t... by greaber on Thursday September 10, 2026 @01:31PM (#49647415)
It just installs in $HOME/.local/bin by default (and some other parts go in other locations inside your home directory). You don't need superuser access for anything. The first time you connect to a server, it installs its matching counterpart in your home directory on the server.
Re:Show HN: Syq – copy files between machines fast (better t... by unsnap_biceps on Thursday September 10, 2026 @01:47PM (#49647652)
Honestly, that's even scarier for an untrusted/low trusted tool...
Re:Show HN: Syq – copy files between machines fast (better t... by cstrahan on Thursday September 10, 2026 @02:36PM (#49648366)
What is it about a tool, running as your own non-root user, installed in your home directory, that makes it scary?
Re:Show HN: Syq – copy files between machines fast (better t... by unsnap_biceps on Friday September 11, 2026 @01:23PM (#49661996)
Let's say this is widely used and let's presume that a specific version has a security issue. With everyone having their own copy of the binary on every host versioned at the time they first ran a command on that host, or any decently sized fleet, it'll take a big effort to track down and ensure all versions have been updated or removed (to be re-generated later).

Frankly, we would re-kick our fleet ahead of schedule rather then try to remediate it more manually. But we re-kick our fleet on a rotating yearly schedule, so it's not too much an effort to re-kick it earlier. It's a completely automated system in place now.

Re:Show HN: Syq – copy files between machines fast (better t... by ProphetOfParado on Thursday September 10, 2026 @09:41PM (#49652537)
Ah, that's nice!