Have you ever found a GitHub project or anything that seemed nice and tempting to install until you dug a bit deeper?

What are some red flags that should detur anyone from installing and running something?

  • sem@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    If the project maintainer has a policy of “no politics allowed.”

    Rather than a policy more along the lines of “be respectful”

    • VitoRobles@lemmy.today
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      23 hours ago

      100%.

      Then you look through their history and it’s them laugh emojiing something like doing a LGBT suicide or some ridiculous shit.