Comment on Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers
jagged_circle@feddit.nl 3 weeks agoAll of it is. But its still possible to sneak backdoors into Foss software. See xz.
Comment on Linus Torvalds affirms expulsion of Russian maintainers
jagged_circle@feddit.nl 3 weeks agoAll of it is. But its still possible to sneak backdoors into Foss software. See xz.
polar@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If you can sneak backdoors, removing one side, would not make the other side, even if you consider the good one, be even more able to sneak one too. In election tables, what guarantees transparency is everyone represented at the table, not banning one side.
jagged_circle@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
But NSLs force them to do it, and prevent them from talking about it. This is a bigger risk than something like the xz attack, because the barrier of entry is so low