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Re:What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infe... by dralley on Monday April 01, 2024 @03:01PM (#39897799)
Can we not dogpile Lasse after his vacation was ruined by this. He has much bigger concerns right now than trying to export and sanitize his entire communication history with Jia.
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Re:What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infe... by netol on Monday April 01, 2024 @06:52PM (#39900337)
I have a lot of respect for xz's original author, I just didn't think about the legal stuff, and that sounds quite reasonable to me now.

Personally, I find it hard to subscribe to certain theories, such as the possibility of Lasse being impersonated or involved in the incident. But that doesn't mean we should dismiss them outright at this stage. (And I'm sorry if you don't like to hear that, saying this is not comfortable for me either).

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Re:What we know about the xz Utils backdoor that almost infe... by account42 on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @08:39AM (#39978771)
Lamenting the lack of public information is a far cry from dogpiling on the guy.
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