Comments on: Exactly how dangerous is PowerShell? http://tewha.net/2008/05/exactly-how-dangerous-is-powershell/ A blog on technical stuff by Steven Fisher. Cat pictures not included. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:14:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Steven Fisher http://tewha.net/2008/05/exactly-how-dangerous-is-powershell/#comment-1518 Steven Fisher Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:53:16 +0000 http://tewha.net/?p=506#comment-1518 @Ed Can you think of a single reason the PowerShell installer would be dangerous? I think you're more likely to suffer a completely random hard drive failure as have it screw up something. Yet Windows doesn't remind you to backup on a day to day basis. It reminds you when you're installing PowerShell. The bottom line is tat fear mongering like this is counterproductive. Does anyone really see that warning, stop and say "Oh, I should back up my system every week!"? No, of course not. Yet installers like this helped lead Windows to have a reputation as the ghetto platform of computing. Maybe it's deserved, maybe it isn't, but removing excessive warnings like this would certainly help. @Ed Can you think of a single reason the PowerShell installer would be dangerous? I think you’re more likely to suffer a completely random hard drive failure as have it screw up something. Yet Windows doesn’t remind you to backup on a day to day basis. It reminds you when you’re installing PowerShell.

The bottom line is tat fear mongering like this is counterproductive. Does anyone really see that warning, stop and say “Oh, I should back up my system every week!”? No, of course not. Yet installers like this helped lead Windows to have a reputation as the ghetto platform of computing. Maybe it’s deserved, maybe it isn’t, but removing excessive warnings like this would certainly help.

]]> By: Ed http://tewha.net/2008/05/exactly-how-dangerous-is-powershell/#comment-1517 Ed Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:43:18 +0000 http://tewha.net/?p=506#comment-1517 Most installers tell you to backup your system first. It's good practice no matter what you're installing. MS's installer telling you they recommend backing up your system here is just they're way of CYA-ing themselves in the unlikely event something goes wrong and you have to rebuild your system. It doesn't mean that what you're installing is dangerous. I think you've blown this way out of proportion. Most installers tell you to backup your system first. It’s good practice no matter what you’re installing. MS’s installer telling you they recommend backing up your system here is just they’re way of CYA-ing themselves in the unlikely event something goes wrong and you have to rebuild your system. It doesn’t mean that what you’re installing is dangerous. I think you’ve blown this way out of proportion.

]]> By: Steven Fisher http://tewha.net/2008/05/exactly-how-dangerous-is-powershell/#comment-1325 Steven Fisher Mon, 05 May 2008 21:19:48 +0000 http://tewha.net/?p=506#comment-1325 I have tried it. My complaint is the fear mongering by the installer, not the product itself. (Although I still think PowerShell is far more annoying than cmd.) Do I need to clarify the post? I have tried it. My complaint is the fear mongering by the installer, not the product itself. (Although I still think PowerShell is far more annoying than cmd.) Do I need to clarify the post?

]]> By: IgnorantBliss http://tewha.net/2008/05/exactly-how-dangerous-is-powershell/#comment-1324 IgnorantBliss Mon, 05 May 2008 21:06:37 +0000 http://tewha.net/?p=506#comment-1324 well that's just stupid...Maybe try it first, huh? well that’s just stupid…Maybe try it first, huh?

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