something something sshpass.

[nimbius]

the moral blackmail included when trying to install sshpass on mac is both unnecessary and condescending. the idea that somehow letting users install it at their own volition will somehow "ruin" the security of SSH is both presumptive and authoritarian at the same time.

Now I understand the warning. it assumes correctly that most mac users are bearded coffee sucking mumford fans writing screenplays and fanfics in Starbucks, and am certainly not unreasonable in the pursuit of keeping them from destroying their overpriced status symbols masquerading as a computing experience, however for functioning adults who dont dab after they vape or expect onlyfans to pay their liberal arts college loans, there are many absolutely garbage commercial appliances that, without sshpass, cannot deliver automation to the user without plaintext credentials at the command line in a shell script.

Does fedora do this when installing wireshark? no. do they curate an ethically sourced, organic and farm to table list of approved and safe programs allowed for the user based on the lowest common denominator of competence? no.

This is the part where I try to ask humbly to reconsider the addition of sshpass but ive been pretty abrasive. im certainly open for legitimate reasons it should not be included that dont involve treating programmers, developers, and system administrators like doe eyed children gazing into the void.

[claui]

Related discussion:
#4198

(Link just for convenience, I need some more time to think about it and obtain an informed opinion.)

[claui]

Also related: #6236