• photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    There’s a reason we don’t share, download and open random .exe files. On first glance, there’s no way to know what’s contained. Web apps, on the other hand, don’t run on your hardware so you don’t have to trust the developer.

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      If it worries you, then run it in a virtual machine, or just don’t bother with it, that’s up to you. It was developed in and runs best on Windows XP.

      I wouldn’t literally sign my name to a project that would cause any mischief or tarnish my reputation of being a generally decent person. It’s harmless, I guarantee it. Maybe a little buggy here and there, it is a prototype after all, but it’s harmless.