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		superchink on Dec 2, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Htop explained This is no longer the case, as of Homebrew 1.0. See this change: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/pull/896

vsl on Dec 4, 2016 [–]

This is only about /usr/local itself, not the directories under it, the one with executables - that's still owned by you, not root. Some difference in ease of initial installation, zero difference in terms of (in)security.

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