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Re: etiquette of sharing executable files

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john doe (12019-07-07):
> You can never assume that your script will be used the way it should be
> so you need to make it as secure as possible and document the script
> usage with a README file for example (step 1, step 2 ...).

Dissenting opinion:

Unless there is a deliberate attempt at misdirection, the responsibility
of how a program is used does not fall on the author but on the users.
This is especially true for Libre software.

Make sure your program behave in a sane way, make sure you follow all
guidelines for good programming, including security and reliability
considerations. But that is all.

DO NOT TRY TO SECOND-GUESS THE USER.

There are few things I find more annoying than programs that refuse to
what I tell them to do allegedly for my own protection. I am smarter
than any program, and that will stay true in the foreseeable future. I
think the same applies to most people here.

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George

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  Re: etiquette of sharing executable files Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2019-07-07 01:40 +0200
  Re: etiquette of sharing executable files Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2019-07-07 11:30 +0200
  Re: etiquette of sharing executable files john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2019-07-07 12:00 +0200
    Re: etiquette of sharing executable files Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2019-07-07 12:10 +0200
      Re: etiquette of sharing executable files <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-07-07 12:30 +0200
      Re: etiquette of sharing executable files Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2019-07-08 15:10 +0200
        Re: etiquette of sharing executable files Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2019-07-09 01:20 +0200
    Re: etiquette of sharing executable files Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2019-07-07 12:30 +0200
    Re: etiquette of sharing executable files <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-07-07 12:30 +0200
  Re: etiquette of sharing executable files Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2019-07-07 12:50 +0200
  Re: etiquette of sharing executable files David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2019-07-07 20:50 +0200

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