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Sure there is. But never be blinded, Linux is very performant and rock solid from an end user's viewpoint. Sometimes it helps putting things into perspective.

• pjmlp 7y ago
  Indeed, https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2019/06/14/prevent-the-impact-of-a-linux-worm-by-updating-exim-cve-2019-10149/ https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2019/06/14/prevent-the-impac... https://security.googleblog.com/2019/08/adopting-arm-memory-tagging-extension.html https://security.googleblog.com/2019/08/adopting-arm-memory-... https://kernsec.org/wiki/index.php/Kernel_Self_Protection_Project/Work https://kernsec.org/wiki/index.php/Kernel_Self_Protection_Pr... Seatbelts and helmets are also a nuisance, maybe we should get rid of them, that is my perspective.
  • jstimpfle 7y ago
    If you like random links, here is another one... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21741504 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21741504
    • pjmlp 7y ago
      The difference being that my links have to do with damage C keeps bringing into IT and the respective monetary losses. They are not random, only to those that don't care about improving the quality of our eco-system. Software liability couldn't come soon enough.
      • jstimpfle 7y ago
        What do you think are the monetary losses by unmaintainable software, resulting in bad and extremely unsafe practices (not related to memory, but...) like in my link? What do you think are the monetary losses from developers going mentally ill because they don't understand and don't like the shit they're doing?