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spetey · 11-21-2023, 11:16 AM

I sure didn't mean to start a Windows-Linux fight.

I am grateful for the thoughts. I mean, I am of course consoled by the fact that it is both open-source and widely-used, and that if I were a better coder I could check the script myself. (FWIW, I asked Claude's AI to look it over and, with many a disclaimer, it said there thatwere no security red flags.)

I guess I'm just paranoid enough to wonder - not specifically about kovidgoyal, mind you, but about anyone in such a position - whether they might not be tempted someday to abuse such trust once it's been built, to turn a handsome profit with ransomware or whatever. Meanwhile I'll back up and/or encrypt my stuff as securely as I can, and then trust-but-verify.

Thanks again, sincerely, by the amazing app - in general this kind of open-source software just restores my faith in humanity, despite the appearance of deep skepticism here.

11-21-2023, 11:16 AM	#11
spetey Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2020 Device: cross-platform	I sure didn't mean to start a Windows-Linux fight. I am grateful for the thoughts. I mean, I am of course consoled by the fact that it is both open-source and widely-used, and that if I were a better coder I could check the script myself. (FWIW, I asked Claude's AI to look it over and, with many a disclaimer, it said there thatwere no security red flags.) I guess I'm just paranoid enough to wonder - not specifically about kovidgoyal, mind you, but about anyone in such a position - whether they might not be tempted someday to abuse such trust once it's been built, to turn a handsome profit with ransomware or whatever. Meanwhile I'll back up and/or encrypt my stuff as securely as I can, and then trust-but-verify. Thanks again, sincerely, by the amazing app - in general this kind of open-source software just restores my faith in humanity, despite the appearance of deep skepticism here.