Re:XZ backdoor story – Initial analysis
by ogurechny on Saturday April 13, 2024 @01:34AM
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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”.
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Re:XZ backdoor story – Initial analysis
by xcrunner529 on Sunday April 14, 2024 @01:05AM
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People already do this in a general sense for authenticating a person and deciding if they’re trustworthy.