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[-] dbx12@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

Usually in the "lets see how this random project I cloned from GitHub works for my use case" scenario. I want to see how it works and if it would cover my use case before spending time on checking code and dependencies for security issues.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

So it doesn't have any other means of installing I take it.

Usually I take that as a red flag, that it isn't popular or mature enough. But to each their own.

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