Justin Searls on Nostr: The XZ Utils backdoor taught me to be cautious about handing over maintenance of open ...
The XZ Utils backdoor taught me to be cautious about handing over maintenance of
open source to others, but now what the hell am I to do with OSS I don't want?
States should pass safe haven laws that allow developers to swaddle their code
in a basket and leave it at a fire station without fear of repercussion.
🔗
https://justin.searls.co/takes/2024-05-21-16h03m51s/Published at
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