Comment by locknitpicker
2 days ago
> Your computer won't explode just from downloading and compiling some C code, don't worry ;)
This is the first time I ever saw anyone dismissing the risk of downloading and running stuff off the internet.
"Don't worry".
Compiling
Depends how compiling actually happens in practice, what executables and scripts are called.
"I have no idea how that rm -rf $HOME ended up in the Makefile"
Did you never install anything on your computing device? It's the same risk, or even worse if it was closed source software installed via an app store