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Why not create a new program with a different name instead of rewriting it? It's a new program at that point anyway. Edit: seems the article confused me with t
by capableweb 3y ago
Why not create a new program with a different name instead of rewriting it? It's a new program at that point anyway.
Edit: seems the article confused me with the word rewriting when the source homepage and repository says reimplemention, which makes more sense.
- cf100clunk 3y agoI see what you mean, but there is further muddying of the waters as Prossimo themselves use the term "rewriting" here: https://www.memorysafety.org/initiative/sudo-su/ https://www.memorysafety.org/initiative/sudo-su/
- ChancyChance 3y agoBecause then you end up with multiple versions of a critical tool, which drift out of sync, and create more vulnerabilities. (e.g., look at the bluetooth/hci interface on linux.)
- capableweb 3y agoCompared to rewriting something which never reintroduces issues rust been fixed in the past?