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Linus has been pounding on the bench saying "Don't Break Userspace" for over two decades now. This is really just another manifestation of that same policy. S
by topspin 9y ago
Linus has been pounding on the bench saying "Don't Break Userspace" for over two decades now. This is really just another manifestation of that same policy. Some 'security' folk apparently believe they occupy a special place in which they are exempt from this policy. Linus is showing them they're wrong; evolving the kernel into a minefield in the name of security is not the way to world domination.
- pythonaut_16 9y agoAnd I think a big part of Linus's point is that if you break userspace for security now people will be less likely to upgrade their kernels in the future. So they'll be secure from a hypothetical possible bug today, and completely vulnerable to real demonstrated security exploits in the future.