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verbatim on March 30, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: A Saner Windows Command Line

Well, that's what we thought before the ShellShock vulnerability ended up being a major security worry due to all of the places that bash scripts end up being used.

striking on March 30, 2016 [–]

Bash doesn't come with a guarantee of usability sticker. Actually, it comes with an indemnification of liability sticker.

People who are dumb enough to hammer in screws shouldn't be building houses. Whether they do or not isn't exactly my worry.

Don't use the wrong tool for the job and you probably won't get burned.

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