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Re:What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infe... by bongodongobob on Monday April 01, 2024 @10:55AM (#39894774)
That just sounds like the broken window fallacy then. "It's good we have broken windows so the window makers have jobs".
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Re:What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infe... by pkulak on Monday April 01, 2024 @11:14AM (#39895003)
It absolutely is. But we're all window makers, so our perspective is slightly different from general econ. ;)
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Re:What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infe... by sargun on Monday April 01, 2024 @11:56AM (#39895556)
To be fair, you also need software engineers to break the windows. It is in our best interest to break the windows.
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Re:What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infe... by markus_zhang on Monday April 01, 2024 @11:04AM (#39894887)
Since that already happened, let's drink from the half-full bottle.
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