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Re:The xz backdoor thing reminds me of a story by hobobaggins on Sunday March 31, 2024 @08:46PM (#39889709)
why is that a hole?
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Re:The xz backdoor thing reminds me of a story by cynix on Monday April 01, 2024 @01:05AM (#39891080)
> why is that a hole?

Presumably to avoid this:

> Because you’re trying to plant backdoors you don’t want any paper trail?

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