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raw_anon_1111
5 months ago
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Google's new 'Aluminium OS' project brings Android...
Do you personally go through every line of source code for your Linux distribution?
zrm
5 months ago
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That's not the relevant part. The relevant part is, if you find it's doing something you don't want it to be doing, can you read and modify the code that does
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izacus
5 months ago
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So you're not.
wkat4242
5 months ago
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No but many people do. Try getting something by Linus and his kernel team lol. Good luck!
raw_anon_1111
5 months ago
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There have been many long live security issues that have been in popular open source software - including Linux
wkat4242
5 months ago
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Yes sure but not intentional ones.
raw_anon_1111
5 months ago
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Actually sometimes it is intentional.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/06/xz-uti...
That’s just one we know about it.
ajvs
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