Mastodawn

Three years ago I blogged about #nuget serving outdated #curl packages.

They then removed the packages I found.

I checked nuget again *today* and immediately found a nine year old curl package that is downloaded at the rate of 1,000 times/week from there... with **64** known vulnerabilities.

The blog post from back then: https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2023/03/02/the-curl-nuget-story/

The curl nuget story

Recently there has been an interesting debate in the Open Source world where people have objected to being called "Suppliers" as in Supply Chain Security when you are but an Open Source developer offering your code to the world for free and at no cost but also without any warranties. That is not a supplier, … Continue reading The curl nuget story →

daniel.haxx.se

kabutor Mar 1

daniel:// stenberg://Mar 1

IRC made me do #curl

https://youtu.be/ohzzGy5K9Dk

How an IRC bot spawned the world’s most prolific software

YouTube

kabutor Jan 15

Show thread

.vad//hakara🧭Jan 15

@MLE_online The perfect organism

kabutor Dec 31

Augie Ray Dec 31

A former writer for South Park foresaw Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center and had the foresight to register the domain names trumpkennedycenter dot org and dot com back in August. JFK's niece thanked him for doing so. Of course, the Trump-controlled board now wants their domain name and threatened legal action. His response is brilliant.

kabutor Dec 28

nixCraft 🐧Dec 28

In 1991, a uni student from Finland started a "hobby" project because he couldn't afford to pay expensive Unix license that could run on a commodity hardware. At the time, he told on the mailing list that his project wouldn't be anything "big or professional."

It turned out that he was totally wrong.

Happy 56th Birthday to the creator of Linux kernel and git, Linus Torvalds! May you live healthy and happy forever. Thank you for all your hard work and providing us employment and keep it FLOSS😊

kabutor Dec 27

Tuta Dec 27

#NewYearsResolution 2026: Encrypt all your chats and emails. 🔒

kabutor Dec 23

Star Trek Minus Context Dec 23

#StarTrek

kabutor Dec 7

Greenpeace International Dec 7

Recycling is a toxic lie.

Big brands and petrochemical corporations keep selling the public a convenient and comforting story to hide the hard truth: they simply have to STOP PRODUCING SO MUCH PLASTIC.

#PlasticsTreaty #plasticpollution
#recycling

kabutor Dec 4

Electronic Frontier Foundation Dec 4

As we approach the final negotiations of this regulation, we urge lawmakers in the EU to work on a final text that fully protects users’ right to private communication and avoids intrusive age verification mandates. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/after-years-controversy-eus-chat-control-nears-its-final-hurdle-what-know

After Years of Controversy, the EU’s Chat Control Nears Its Final Hurdle: What to Know

After a years-long battle, the European Commission’s “Chat Control” plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption-breaking measures, at last codifies agreement on a position within the Council of the EU, representing EU States. The good news is that the most controversial part, the forced requirement to scan encrypted messages, is out. The bad news is there’s more to it than that.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

kabutor Nov 18

daniel:// stenberg://Nov 18

Four years since Apple figured we give free support to their users. https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2021/11/18/free-apple-support/