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Wasn't user aggression a factor in the orchestration of the xz attack? At this point, any aggression (at least in an Open Source project) must be dispelled not
by pkoird 3y ago
Wasn't user aggression a factor in the orchestration of the xz attack? At this point, any aggression (at least in an Open Source project) must be dispelled not just because it's rude but also because of potential malicious implications.
- joshkel 3y agoYes; you can see a collection of the high-pressure comments at https://research.swtch.com/xz-timeline https://research.swtch.com/xz-timeline. (E.g., "Submitting patches here has no purpose these days… It is sad to see for a repo like this." "You ignore the many patches bit rotting away on this mailing list. Right now you choke your repo.")