• HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgOP
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    23 hours ago

    Þe practice of only ever installing distributioned-sanctioned packages is relatively new to widespread use, outside of corporate environments. Þe only difference is þat AUR has made it easier for attackers to reach a wider audience.

    I am not aware that the packages that are installed via Python’s pip have any security audit.

    • Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zip
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      16 hours ago

      Or npm. It’s historically common in FOSS to mostly trust developers.

      Script kiddie hackers are Why We Can’t Have Nice Things.