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by k3a 3119 days ago
And seeing this I am wondering why people still trust closed-source software. My long term dream is using 100% free software on a HW with minimum binary blobs.
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pasta 3119 days ago
This also can happen in open software. So I don't think your comment is valid.

Open software enables people to take a look inside to what is going on. It isn't a cure for bug free development.

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fstephany 3119 days ago
It reminds me the KMail bug: https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/kmail-cve-2017-9604-openpgp

Some security bugs exist in the Linux/BSDs kernels for a loooong time before someone notice and fix it (e.g., https://media.defcon.org/DEF%20CON%2025/DEF%20CON%2025%20pre...)

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