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Libre software is more like plans to build a gas stove, and security bugs are more like it not having a safety control such that malicious visitors can leave on
by mindslight 3y ago
Libre software is more like plans to build a gas stove, and security bugs are more like it not having a safety control such that malicious visitors can leave on an unlit stove to fill your house with gas.
Also lets be very clear here - software bugs aren't capable of causing much damage by themselves. If I set up a lone machine running a decades old full-of-holes Linux distribution on a publicly accessible IP, the absolute worst that can happen is its bandwidth being used to create denials of service. It's those who create real-world reliances on inadequate software systems that deserve most of the blame for damages.