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Are you talking about Shar?

That was a neat idea back in the day but should disallowed now. Running downloaded executables considered harmful.

> Running downloaded executables considered harmful

Most executables are downloaded. :)

Not in the "Installation: just run `docker run kekw/our-shiny-ai-chatbot` in your shell" world we're living today.

I think the better example is the all-too-common: “Installation: Just run `curl -sL http://goo.gl/hsjdiNgtehsn | sudo bash`”