in reply to Re^3: Gathering module usage statistics
in thread Gathering module usage statistics
<paranoid>
1. ...
2. ...
3. I "accidentally" include an exploit that allows me to call arbitrary Perl code in the next SOAP::Lite release.
4. ...
</paranoid>
<realistic>
1. I "accidentally" include code that downloads and evals some string.
2. Eh, done.
</realistic>
I am no more dangerous to you with this information than without. Besides that, if you're PARANOID, you never install a module without reading its documentation, without looking at installation output. If you're REALLY PARANOID, you never install a module without reading exactly what it does.
Juerd # { site => 'juerd.nl', plp_site => 'plp.juerd.nl', do_not_use => 'spamtrap' }
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