> A user compiling from source or using a distribution's package manager is unambiguously less harmful than having them rely on opaque binaries.
The question I have is: Is that really his argument? Because I guess I missed it. Please read it again, and then again. Because I think you may be seeing what you want to see. See my discussion re: the Rashomon quality of his writing.
The blog entry that really hit home for me re: what Drew is really about was "A megacorp is not your dream job". Drew, as far as I know, isn't speaking from some deep well of experience or knowledge ("I worked for Google and let me tell you..."). He also never makes an argument. After awhile you realize he's not really saying anything at all. It's fundamentally contentless (like this entry "bleh"). It's all just vibes, like Fox News's opinion journalism or Trump is just vibes.
Yes, that is his argument. I reread the post when you contested the first time, and I reread it again now, and it is unambiguously his argument.
> Drew, as far as I know, isn't speaking from some deep well of experience or knowledge
He worked for SpaceX, which is a multi-billion dollar company.
Oh yeah? Guess I'm too thick to get it then. FWIW, I don't see him ever mention reproducible binaries, and I don't see that post as being especially in favor of users compiling from source.
> He worked for SpaceX, which is a multi-billion dollar company.
I'm not sure what point you're trying to make? And I'm afraid you may be missing mine. He doesn't talk about his SpaceX experience in the post, and that fact only goes to underline my point. What he's talking about is not his experience, at least as far as we can discern, rather it's about the vibey-ness of the thing (Drew: "We all know Megacorps are evil...").
(And, wow, the fact he worked for SpaceX is hilarious given his views on FOSS. Tesla/SpaceX are terrible re: FOSS. Much, much worse than any FAANG.)
