On Friday, August 9, 2019 at 12:46:24 AM UTC-7, PMario wrote: > > On Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 11:11:52 AM UTC+2, @TiddlyTweeter wrote: >> >> PMario >> >> The ZIP contains 5 executables, that can potentially break my system, if >>> I run them in the wrong order. >> >> >> That is untrue! >> > > hmmm, we disagree here. ... .bat and .ps1 are executables. ... They are > not signed and they are not distributed using a standard windows channel. > So a newbie user can't be sure, what's in it. >
No, not in my book. Executables are compiled binary files that are unreadable to the casual user. It's like calling someone who takes aspirin a drug addict. > If there is some info how a user can read the code without "starting" it, > that can build trust. eg: notepad polly.ps1 or cat polly.ps1 | more > Even if a user can't fully understand, what's going on, they can safely > view the code. > > If a user is capable of understanding the code, then they are also capable of using notepad to read it. > I know that, because I used an editor and had a view at the source code. > And there's my proof. > That's OK, it only makes it hard to follow, especially since I'm lazy and > don't want to reverse engineer the stuff every time, there is a new > version. ... If there is a new version I'm basically interested in the > diff, to see what changed. > We're making changes too fast to explain everything. I guess now that there is a github presence the changes will be noted in the commit notes. And maybe a summary in the readme. Since PowershellCore is available, powershell is a multi platform scripting > environment. I'm interested, to use the script for every possible OS. ... > Is it available already? I haven't checked. It would be interesting to know if it works on Linux/Mac Thanks! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/f52cb6b0-fce5-4fe4-add3-39760d691241%40googlegroups.com.
