Let’s talk about risk assessment. When you run a script from GitHub that says sudo ./patch.sh , you are executing arbitrary code as root. Malicious actors frequently upload "VMware license bypasses" that actually:
VMware does not officially distribute VMware Workstation Pro 16 source code or installers via GitHub. You must download the software exclusively from VMware’s official website (now owned by Broadcom). vmware workstation pro 16 github