diff --git a/docs/FAQ.md b/docs/FAQ.md index f767f63b95..658cf93725 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.md +++ b/docs/FAQ.md @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ You should only ever sudo a tool you trust. Of course, you can trust Homebrew 😉 But do you trust the multi-megabyte Makefile that Homebrew runs? Developers often understand C++ far better than they understand make syntax. It’s too high a risk to sudo such stuff. It could modify (or upload) any files on your -system.And indeed, we’ve seen some build scripts try to modify `/usr` even when +system. And indeed, we’ve seen some build scripts try to modify `/usr` even when the prefix was specified as something else entirely. We use the macOS sandbox to stop this but this doesn't work when run as the `root` user (which also has read and write access to almost everything on the system).