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MiMo Code is now released and open-source

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Re: MiMo Code is now released and open-source

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Post by ProofHouse »

porphyra wrote: post #58

Pretty neat that you can just install it and start using it (at a Sonnet 4.6-level model) without needing to sign in or pay. Typically, Chinese websites are a big pain to log in or sign up because they require a +86 phone number due to legal reasons. Being able to use it without having to make an account is amazing for friction reduction. I could probably even just install it onto new machines to help with set up. I…

So funny I have noticed how terrible the signup is on all these Chinese models, companies etc. Always wonder why it is such an easy process. Like QQ, Tencent etc demos Ive seen past year

Re: MiMo Code is now released and open-source

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Post by emulio »

The installation method they officially propagate is dangerous. curl -fsSL https://mimo.xiaomi.com/install | bash

This is usually a PoC (Proof of concept) way to install something on a temporary container or temporary VM, but not for production use during daily desktop operation.

I was hoping their documentation would provide better installation instructions. But strangely, only for Windows do they recommend "npm install -g @mimo-ai/cli," which is a much better approach to managing installed packages.

For Mac/Linux, they have the strange recommendation to use the dangerous "curl | bash." Quote:

> (for the best experience, Mac users are strongly encouraged to use iTerm or the VSCode Terminal) > curl -fsSL https://mimo.xiaomi.com/install | bash

:(

Re: MiMo Code is now released and open-source

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Post by haunter »

MemoryHoleHQ wrote: post #72

macOS binary (mimocode-darwin-arm64.zip ) seems broken: "“mimo” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash."

No, you are just experiencing the best of Apple. How dare you download non notarized binaries on your own computer? Do you have a license for that?

Terminal > sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine > Drag and drop the app into terminal > enter and enter your password

Re: MiMo Code is now released and open-source

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Post by psychoslave »

rplnt wrote: post #35
danesparza wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Feels like maybe you're just noticing this because it defaults to Chinese. Is that true? How many sites do this but you don't notice because they default to English?

But what if you have English configured as a preferred language? Isn't that what it's for? Wouldn't it make sense for a website to respect that (when available)? I hate that google.com doesn't and defaults to random languages based on IP.

Web standard often give great grounds to leverage on. Modern stacks often really poorly work with a lot its surface and reinvente half baked bespoke alternatives.

Re: MiMo Code is now released and open-source

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Post by LeonidBugaev »

emulio wrote: post #75

The installation method they officially propagate is dangerous. curl -fsSL https://mimo.xiaomi.com/install | bash This is usually a PoC (Proof of concept) way to install something on a temporary container or temporary VM, but not for production use during daily desktop operation. I was hoping their documentation would provide better installation instructions. But strangely, only for Windows do they recommend "npm ins…

Thats exactly same as Claude Code offer: https://code.claude.com/docs/en/quickstart

Re: MiMo Code is now released and open-source

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Post by nailer »

emulio wrote: post #75

The installation method they officially propagate is dangerous. curl -fsSL https://mimo.xiaomi.com/install | bash This is usually a PoC (Proof of concept) way to install something on a temporary container or temporary VM, but not for production use during daily desktop operation. I was hoping their documentation would provide better installation instructions. But strangely, only for Windows do they recommend "npm ins…

We've had this discussion since Eazel Linux desktop popularized bash | curl in 2001.

> npm install ... is a much better approach to managing installed packages.

No. Until the upcoming version of npm is out, npm will also run arbitrary code. Almost all common installation tools run arbitrary code. Not doing that is sadly the exception for now.

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