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Re:Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux by Shorel on Thursday November 05, 2026 @06:53AM (#50378071)
It is enough that it is good and that it has a community that uses it.

Not everything needs to be dominant to be successful. That's a pure USian way of thinking.

In fact, we are much better of with it existing. Think of it as a safeguard in case Linux gets overwhelmed or we need to migrate in a rush.

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Re:Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux by Ar-Curunir on Thursday November 05, 2026 @07:27AM (#50378297)
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Re:Local privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux by Shorel on Thursday November 05, 2026 @12:45PM (#50382003)
Given current AI trends, it would not surprise me one bit if they actually try exactly this scenario in the following weeks.

Then we can compare with actual data.

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