Bob Tregilus

Really great dual-plot Veritasium video using the XZ backdoor exploit--that could have done immense damage to global communication and data--to provide a history of GNU, Linux, opensource, and the philosophy behind the free opensource software (FOSS) movement.

I had no idea it started with Stallman trying to fix a printer. (Go figure, a printer malfunction changed the world!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoag03mSuXQ

#FOSS #Linux #GNU #OpenSource

The Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster and No One Knew

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Feb 26 at 5:03amWeb
Show threaddsFeb 26
@elaterite proposal to rename "the butterfly effect" to "the printer effect" which makes a lot more sense in light of this
Show threadBob TregilusFeb 26
@ds Ha ha, absolutely!