Have you ever found a GitHub project or anything that seemed nice and tempting to install until you dug a bit deeper?

What are some red flags that should detur anyone from installing and running something?

  • DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz
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    16 days ago

    Cant remember what they are off the top of my head, but there’s been a couple of times I wanted to download a FOSS program, but it was only available to install through the Microsoft store.

    • rekabis@lemmy.ca
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      15 days ago

      Some, like ImageGlass, provide workarounds. Like, they provide a separate install but it also comes bundled with the Opera browser (which itself has become two shakes away from raw spyware as of late), so you do have to be careful to deselect that option.