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Absolutely agree that xz is a paradigmatic model of how well things can go with free open source. However, that also led me and others to a lot of dark reflecti
by nonrandomstring 2y ago
Absolutely agree that xz is a paradigmatic model of how well things
can go with free open source. However, that also led me and others to
a lot of dark reflecting on how vulnerable and exposed open source
devs and maintainers are [0] and about complex social engineering
attacks on the supply chain. It also raises troubling questions about
how proprietary vendors can take advantage of that and spin it to
their own ends.
[0] https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/poison-code https://cybershow.uk/blog/posts/poison-code
- gunapologist99 2y agoAnd SolarWinds is a prime example of the opposite approach.