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>13 June 2023.
>Linus Torvalds just swore allegiance to the woke Communists
https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.linux.advocacy/c/fIQIBPkT7Yc
>Linus Torvalds just swore allegiance to the woke Communists
https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.linux.advocacy/c/fIQIBPkT7Yc
>>2669
That's the same impression am left with too. They've been writing hit pieces about how his community is too white, and has too many men for so many years. Plus that he's a toxic bigot and that sort of thing. I think he's just tired of everything and doesn't want to get into trouble.
That's the same impression am left with too. They've been writing hit pieces about how his community is too white, and has too many men for so many years. Plus that he's a toxic bigot and that sort of thing. I think he's just tired of everything and doesn't want to get into trouble.
>>2672
Look, this shit begun to accelerate when the Linux Foundation let the corporations inside de kernel development because of the money. Attached to that funding came the demands for inclusiveness (homosexuals, women and non-Whites). This year is expected that the kernel, developed in C, allow code developed in Rust. From a technical point of view, Rust is safer code than C, BUT, here comes the commie claws... the Rust Foundation is pushing trademark restrictions and lunatic demands like that any meeting when Rust is portraited has to stick to "sanitary" codes and "no guns allowed into the premises". Yup, the woke lunacy ported from code to IRL, no kidding.
>Rust Foundation IS DOING WHAT????
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gutR_LNoZw0
Look, this shit begun to accelerate when the Linux Foundation let the corporations inside de kernel development because of the money. Attached to that funding came the demands for inclusiveness (homosexuals, women and non-Whites). This year is expected that the kernel, developed in C, allow code developed in Rust. From a technical point of view, Rust is safer code than C, BUT, here comes the commie claws... the Rust Foundation is pushing trademark restrictions and lunatic demands like that any meeting when Rust is portraited has to stick to "sanitary" codes and "no guns allowed into the premises". Yup, the woke lunacy ported from code to IRL, no kidding.
>Rust Foundation IS DOING WHAT????
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gutR_LNoZw0
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>>2678
Is ridiculous how much shit they stuffed in there for some copyright policy thing. Thanks anon, I wasn't aware of this.
>Look, this shit begun to accelerate when the Linux Foundation let the corporations inside de kernel development because of the money. Attached to that funding came the demands for inclusiveness (homosexuals, women and non-Whites).
Yeah, some people have always been wary of that. They should have taken their concerns more seriously. Like, even microsoft is in at this point. FOSS in general needs to learn from this shit.
Is ridiculous how much shit they stuffed in there for some copyright policy thing. Thanks anon, I wasn't aware of this.
>Look, this shit begun to accelerate when the Linux Foundation let the corporations inside de kernel development because of the money. Attached to that funding came the demands for inclusiveness (homosexuals, women and non-Whites).
Yeah, some people have always been wary of that. They should have taken their concerns more seriously. Like, even microsoft is in at this point. FOSS in general needs to learn from this shit.
>>2678
>Rust clusterfuck
There is hope. The sane fags forked the language before the commies fuck it still more. The fork is called Crablang and on its the website don't even mention the trademarked word RUST even once. To avoid potential lawsuits I guess.
https://github.com/crablang/crab
https://crablang.org/
>Rust clusterfuck
There is hope. The sane fags forked the language before the commies fuck it still more. The fork is called Crablang and on its the website don't even mention the trademarked word RUST even once. To avoid potential lawsuits I guess.
https://github.com/crablang/crab
https://crablang.org/
Anonymous
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>2014
>Who actually develops Linux? The answer might surprise you
>If I tell you to think of an open-source project, the first word that probably comes to mind is Linux. Then, if I ask you what open-source actually means, you'd probably say something like: "Open source means everyone is free to use the code, and it's usually developed by lots of independent programmers, who contribute their work freely, to make the world/internet a better place." That's what I thought, too, until I read The Linux Foundation's annual report on the state of the Linux kernel. The report's findings may surprise you.
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/175919-who-actually-develops-linux-the-answer-might-surprise-you
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The cost of open-source software. Is it free? Yes, it is free for you as an end-user. Server and machine time are not free; hosting is not free. The developer’s time is not free. That is why 70-80% of Linux kernel patches are done by commercial companies, and then the kernel went woke.
>Who actually develops Linux? The answer might surprise you
>If I tell you to think of an open-source project, the first word that probably comes to mind is Linux. Then, if I ask you what open-source actually means, you'd probably say something like: "Open source means everyone is free to use the code, and it's usually developed by lots of independent programmers, who contribute their work freely, to make the world/internet a better place." That's what I thought, too, until I read The Linux Foundation's annual report on the state of the Linux kernel. The report's findings may surprise you.
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/175919-who-actually-develops-linux-the-answer-might-surprise-you
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The cost of open-source software. Is it free? Yes, it is free for you as an end-user. Server and machine time are not free; hosting is not free. The developer’s time is not free. That is why 70-80% of Linux kernel patches are done by commercial companies, and then the kernel went woke.
>>2683
AMD and Intel drop a lot of work in because they need the server systems to work on their crap. IBM now owns redhat so you can combine those two pie slices. Valve is a relatively new one to the open source world and is putting a fairly considerable amount of money to developing the linux ecosystem, mostly because they don't want to pay homage to microsoft or sony as a gaming platform. Lots of other "smaller" companies will pay to have certain things fixed in the linux kernel because it affects their niche server-side plugin to [whateverthefuk]
Governments world wide are making it more expensive to live, so of course there is less people working on it "for free".
AMD and Intel drop a lot of work in because they need the server systems to work on their crap. IBM now owns redhat so you can combine those two pie slices. Valve is a relatively new one to the open source world and is putting a fairly considerable amount of money to developing the linux ecosystem, mostly because they don't want to pay homage to microsoft or sony as a gaming platform. Lots of other "smaller" companies will pay to have certain things fixed in the linux kernel because it affects their niche server-side plugin to [whateverthefuk]
Governments world wide are making it more expensive to live, so of course there is less people working on it "for free".
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1695369576.mp4 (2.2 MB, Resolution:480x854 Length:00:00:20, My friend never learns.mp4) [play once] [loop]
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>>2687
Monocultures are an issue with design not implementation. Open standards and FOSS means anything can be adapted for anything
Linux is just a kernel, applying the tool analogy, it's like your power drill and dremel using the same battery brand. It has an open adapter, so you could easily switch to a different brand, but it's the best battery around, so why would you? But, if you were to use this other brand with it's proprietary adapter, you'd have to use their batteries forever
Using 50 different proprietary technologies means you're 100% locked in, using only 1 open technology means you're completely free
Monocultures are an issue with design not implementation. Open standards and FOSS means anything can be adapted for anything
Linux is just a kernel, applying the tool analogy, it's like your power drill and dremel using the same battery brand. It has an open adapter, so you could easily switch to a different brand, but it's the best battery around, so why would you? But, if you were to use this other brand with it's proprietary adapter, you'd have to use their batteries forever
Using 50 different proprietary technologies means you're 100% locked in, using only 1 open technology means you're completely free
A backdoor in xz/liblzma tools.
Malicious code was discovered in the upstream tarballs of xz, starting with version 5.6.0. Through a series of complex obfuscations, the liblzma build process extracts a prebuilt object file from a disguised test file existing in the source code, which is then used to modify specific functions in the liblzma code. This results in a modified liblzma library that can be used by any software linked against this library, intercepting and modifying the data interaction with this library.
To know if you are vulnerable run in terminal: xz --version
If the output says xz (XZ UTils) 5.6.1 or liblzma 5.6.1, then users should either apply the update for their distribution (if available), downgrade xz, or disable ssh for the time being.
>Are You Affected by the Backdoor in XZ Utils?
https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/are-you-affected-by-the-backdoor-in-xz-utils
>PyPI halted new users and projects while it fended off supply-chain attack
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/03/pypi-halted-new-users-and-projects-while-it-fended-off-supply-chain-attack/
>Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility breaks encrypted SSH connections
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/03/backdoor-found-in-widely-used-linux-utility-breaks-encrypted-ssh-connections/
And a faggot explaining what's going on:
https://twitter.com/feross/status/1774153518800404494
Malicious code was discovered in the upstream tarballs of xz, starting with version 5.6.0. Through a series of complex obfuscations, the liblzma build process extracts a prebuilt object file from a disguised test file existing in the source code, which is then used to modify specific functions in the liblzma code. This results in a modified liblzma library that can be used by any software linked against this library, intercepting and modifying the data interaction with this library.
To know if you are vulnerable run in terminal: xz --version
If the output says xz (XZ UTils) 5.6.1 or liblzma 5.6.1, then users should either apply the update for their distribution (if available), downgrade xz, or disable ssh for the time being.
>Are You Affected by the Backdoor in XZ Utils?
https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/are-you-affected-by-the-backdoor-in-xz-utils
>PyPI halted new users and projects while it fended off supply-chain attack
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/03/pypi-halted-new-users-and-projects-while-it-fended-off-supply-chain-attack/
>Backdoor found in widely used Linux utility breaks encrypted SSH connections
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/03/backdoor-found-in-widely-used-linux-utility-breaks-encrypted-ssh-connections/
And a faggot explaining what's going on:
https://twitter.com/feross/status/1774153518800404494
>>3272
It's mostly an issue with patched systemd implementations of these libraries. Distributions that use openrc for example or other unixes such as BSDs are not affected.
>1. Debian patches the sources of everyone's most trusted, most critical daemon – `sshd` – to add support for notifying systemd …
>2. which exposes everyone's most trusted, most critical daemon – `sshd` – to an attack surface broadened to nothing less than the entire set of libraries linked by `libsystemd` …
>3. which, due to bloat and feature-creep, is vast …
>4. and `xz` and `liblzma` just happen to constitute vulnerable libraries within it, those salient today.
>It could have been anything else; the wider the attack surface, the more vulnerable everyone is.
>Every distribution is now frantically and reactively patching but the real vulnerability persists – systemd, itself – and every news item mentioning it is either bad news or notice of how its feature-creep progresses apace. As long as *that* attack-surface continues to exist on modern Linux, backdoors such as this one will only become easier and more frequent whether they are detected and reported or not.
https://forums.theregister.com/post/reply/4837096
It's mostly an issue with patched systemd implementations of these libraries. Distributions that use openrc for example or other unixes such as BSDs are not affected.
>1. Debian patches the sources of everyone's most trusted, most critical daemon – `sshd` – to add support for notifying systemd …
>2. which exposes everyone's most trusted, most critical daemon – `sshd` – to an attack surface broadened to nothing less than the entire set of libraries linked by `libsystemd` …
>3. which, due to bloat and feature-creep, is vast …
>4. and `xz` and `liblzma` just happen to constitute vulnerable libraries within it, those salient today.
>It could have been anything else; the wider the attack surface, the more vulnerable everyone is.
>Every distribution is now frantically and reactively patching but the real vulnerability persists – systemd, itself – and every news item mentioning it is either bad news or notice of how its feature-creep progresses apace. As long as *that* attack-surface continues to exist on modern Linux, backdoors such as this one will only become easier and more frequent whether they are detected and reported or not.
https://forums.theregister.com/post/reply/4837096
>>3272
Think about it. Microsoft have been contributing to the Linux Kernel for many years... may be we might need a new kernel.
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Think about it. Microsoft have been contributing to the Linux Kernel for many years... may be we might need a new kernel.
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>>3272
>A backdoor in xz/liblzma tools
This a video from 3 years ago and reuploaded 3 months ago.
The guy prophecies exactly what just happened and wonders how many other sleeping backdoors are in the code.
>Jonathan Blow on the Problem with Open Source
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGekWFxeD6c
>A backdoor in xz/liblzma tools
This a video from 3 years ago and reuploaded 3 months ago.
The guy prophecies exactly what just happened and wonders how many other sleeping backdoors are in the code.
>Jonathan Blow on the Problem with Open Source
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGekWFxeD6c
Anonymous
No.3283
>>3278
>Do not ever install a distribution that relies on systemd
The awareness is growing fast, even among systemd fanboys.
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/32028
>Do not ever install a distribution that relies on systemd
The awareness is growing fast, even among systemd fanboys.
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/32028
>>1050
I recommend dual-booting Windows and GNU/Linux. Windows 10 and Windows 11 have CIAnigger backdoors (which is why they gave the update for free). You could just use Kubuntu or Xubuntu (avoid vanilla Ubuntu because it has Gnome 3) but I recommend that you pick EndeavourOS (or Artix/Void/Gentoo if you know what you are doing). You can test Linux with VirtualBox if you want to (VirtualBox can be used to make virtual machines).
Here is a quick guide:
1. Get a flash drive that can be nuked. The capacity should be 4GB or more.
2. Download the installation iso.
3. (optional but recommended) Download the file checksums (SHA256) and verify the iso using PowersHell: Get-FileHash Lunix.iso
4. Use Windows disk management tools to shrink a partition. This could be your C drive. Press WinLogoKey + x to get a menu where you can open it. Linux needs about 60GB or more.
5. Download Rufus https://rufus.ie/en/
6. Open Rufus. Select your device (your flash drive) and the Linux installation iso (press SELECT button). Click start.
7. (optional but recommended) Make Windows use UTC time internally. This does not change how time is displayed to you. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System_time#UTC_in_Microsoft_Windows
8. Reboot your computer. Press a key to open the UEFI/BIOS boot menu. Usually you need to press one of these keys: F12, F2, Del. The right key depends on your motherboard.
9. Install Linux! aim the installer to the newly reclaimed free space.
I recommend dual-booting Windows and GNU/Linux. Windows 10 and Windows 11 have CIAnigger backdoors (which is why they gave the update for free). You could just use Kubuntu or Xubuntu (avoid vanilla Ubuntu because it has Gnome 3) but I recommend that you pick EndeavourOS (or Artix/Void/Gentoo if you know what you are doing). You can test Linux with VirtualBox if you want to (VirtualBox can be used to make virtual machines).
Here is a quick guide:
1. Get a flash drive that can be nuked. The capacity should be 4GB or more.
2. Download the installation iso.
3. (optional but recommended) Download the file checksums (SHA256) and verify the iso using PowersHell: Get-FileHash Lunix.iso
4. Use Windows disk management tools to shrink a partition. This could be your C drive. Press WinLogoKey + x to get a menu where you can open it. Linux needs about 60GB or more.
5. Download Rufus https://rufus.ie/en/
6. Open Rufus. Select your device (your flash drive) and the Linux installation iso (press SELECT button). Click start.
7. (optional but recommended) Make Windows use UTC time internally. This does not change how time is displayed to you. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System_time#UTC_in_Microsoft_Windows
8. Reboot your computer. Press a key to open the UEFI/BIOS boot menu. Usually you need to press one of these keys: F12, F2, Del. The right key depends on your motherboard.
9. Install Linux! aim the installer to the newly reclaimed free space.
>>3358
>Gnome 3
Im not exactly tech savvy with Linux stuff but what's exacly wrong with the grome? does it have some glowie backdoors build in?
>Gnome 3
Im not exactly tech savvy with Linux stuff but what's exacly wrong with the grome? does it have some glowie backdoors build in?
>>3399
>antiX
>X11
antiX is a Linux distribution. X11 is a graphic server for displaying windows on a desktop.
>antiX
>X11
antiX is a Linux distribution. X11 is a graphic server for displaying windows on a desktop.
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>>3625
My understanding had been antiX was the name of a window manager.
...it's, ...less ironic once you compare features and normal usage with "other" window managers, let alone desktop managers.
My understanding had been antiX was the name of a window manager.
...it's, ...less ironic once you compare features and normal usage with "other" window managers, let alone desktop managers.
for my high school graduation project I created a BLFS OS which I named DashOS after Rainbow Dash. it's really shitty as it has no GUI and is built for my own educational purposes, but I hope one it I could use it and make it live up to the name of my fav mare
(btw among friends we call it SmegmaOS)
(btw among friends we call it SmegmaOS)
Been messing around with Q4OS on an old 32bit laptop recently. Debian based with a Windows XP-esque interface. Decent for I found it not as responsive, takes up 500mb RAM and 30% CPU whilst idle on the default desktop. Install process is a pain as it does everything twice. Still not as bad as WinXP install process.
>>3777
>30% CPU whilst idle on the default desktop
Definitely there is something very wrong with that distro. It should be 2 or 3%.
>30% CPU whilst idle on the default desktop
Definitely there is something very wrong with that distro. It should be 2 or 3%.
Anonymous
No.3779
>>3790
I don't think anybody knows because nobody use it or even code software for it. That said, because of its raw architecture (unrestricted direct access to memory), it must be the least secure of all.
I don't think anybody knows because nobody use it or even code software for it. That said, because of its raw architecture (unrestricted direct access to memory), it must be the least secure of all.
>>3791
Somebody on a mastodon instance that has since gone down, wrote a sort of tempest clone.
>least secure
since it has no networking stack (unless you write one for yourself) it is arguably the *most* secure.
Somebody on a mastodon instance that has since gone down, wrote a sort of tempest clone.
>least secure
since it has no networking stack (unless you write one for yourself) it is arguably the *most* secure.
>>3792
>since it has no networking stack (unless you write one for yourself) it is arguably the *most* secure
You are right, I forgot that.
>since it has no networking stack (unless you write one for yourself) it is arguably the *most* secure
You are right, I forgot that.
>>3795
AFAIK you're supposed to give it your WiFi password so it can inform the manufacturer directly, without asking you first, if it needs repair, new OEM replacement parts, or thinks you're opening the door too often and wasting its electricity.
I have a washer/dryer, stove, and water heater that have some interesting commands they know but can only be issued via the app, over a phone across WiFi.
AFAIK you're supposed to give it your WiFi password so it can inform the manufacturer directly, without asking you first, if it needs repair, new OEM replacement parts, or thinks you're opening the door too often and wasting its electricity.
I have a washer/dryer, stove, and water heater that have some interesting commands they know but can only be issued via the app, over a phone across WiFi.
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>>3797
>fridge with WiFi password
What a bunch of non-sense.
Does anyponer know that old refrigerators where powered by kerosene? No electricity needed.
>fridge with WiFi password
What a bunch of non-sense.
Does anyponer know that old refrigerators where powered by kerosene? No electricity needed.
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>>3787
It's secure. I suggest Lubuntu and LXQT because it has optional Wayland support, in case you ever need it.
>>3795
Avoid all IoT garbage products. There are lists on Internets that contain like thousands of factory default passwords that can be used for a brute forcing the password. Even a robotic vacuum cleaner can be turned into a spy drone that has camera and microphone:
>https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-intelligence-training-data-privacy/
It's secure. I suggest Lubuntu and LXQT because it has optional Wayland support, in case you ever need it.
>>3795
Avoid all IoT garbage products. There are lists on Internets that contain like thousands of factory default passwords that can be used for a brute forcing the password. Even a robotic vacuum cleaner can be turned into a spy drone that has camera and microphone:
>https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/19/1065306/roomba-irobot-robot-vacuums-artificial-intelligence-training-data-privacy/
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