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by jacques_chester 1693 days ago
I think NPM should consider flipping the default on this. Code that requires an install script should be the odd case that draws scrutiny.
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or, cause enabled is the default right now, it's way easier to spot malicious packages right now?
I disagree. We don't know how many such packages run installation scripts without noticeably breaking.