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Re:XZ backdoor story – Initial analysis by ogurechny on Saturday April 13, 2024 @01:34AM (#40020765)
People are so used to see artificial bureaucratic structures as more real than their real counterparts that they constantly invent such naive solutions. “Just make the gub'ment provide an official paper (with a stamp) that Joe Random Dude is a real developer, a father of two, not a fan of satanic metal music, and the project will be safe”.
Re:XZ backdoor story – Initial analysis by xcrunner529 on Sunday April 14, 2024 @01:05AM (#40028797)
People already do this in a general sense for authenticating a person and deciding if they’re trustworthy.
Re:XZ backdoor story – Initial analysis by ogurechny on Sunday April 14, 2024 @03:30AM (#40029360)
Not “trustworthy”, but “able to play their role in certain scenes”. When you're outside of that structure, those decorated clothes lose any meaning.