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> I generally believe someone is coordinating a media campaign. You don't need centralized coordination. Companies that sell closed-source software are inheren
by kibwen 3y ago
> I generally believe someone is coordinating a media campaign.
You don't need centralized coordination. Companies that sell closed-source software are inherently incentivized to defend their practices and denigrate their competitors. It's not a cabal, it's the systematic perverse incentives created by financial interests.
- wolverine876 3y agoWhy haven't I seen that argument previously when there were vulnerabilities? Why are all these people suddenly saying it, all at the same time?
- kibwen 3y ago1. Because this wasn't any old vulnerability, this was a backdoor placed there intentionally. 2. Because such attacks are rare (or perhaps rarely noticed), with the previous high-profile one being a backdoor attempt in the kernel in 2003. 3. Because this is the first high-profile open-source backdoor since tensions began to rise WRT cyber warfare with Russia and China.