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Thomas Junkツ

And what exactly is the problem with the call of wget in this case?

Don't you trust docker.com?
Is the installation script borked?
Are you afraid of a priviledge escalation?

I could easily agree with your general lamento:
» but if a common way to use a software is to execute random stuff from other people's servers on your machine«

Though I see no problem here.

Perhaps you elaborate.

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tux0r

Don't you trust docker.com?

Do you? If you do: why?

Is the installation script borked?

You wouldn't know without checking. This does not seem what most people do. There is no checking step in the tutorial.

Are you afraid of a priviledge escalation?

I am afraid of other people doing unwanted things on my computers, effectively making them their computers instead. And I can only try and warn everyone to not just type random commands from the internet because it is so nice and cozy to not care what happens on your computer.

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Thomas Junkツ • Edited

In effect, you have no substantial critique regarding the script, the domain or something else in this case.

So: yes it is good to be careful. But without substantial critique you help effectively nobody.

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tux0r

I have a substantial critique regarding "containers" which are effectively blackboxes.

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Thomas Junkツ

I would call that a generalization at best or just a prejudice.

Containers aren't black boxes.