[jstimpfle]

If people choose to and it gives them joy, and they are productive and even learn valuable things, why not let them be?

[pjmlp]

Because if someone else happens to use that library, it might blow up on their face, e.g. WhatsApp dependency on android-gif-drawable.

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-1193...

[jstimpfle]

Are you looking for a safe way to use your computer? Turn it off.

Other than that, I'm not surprised the file in question is C. Even ignoring the fact that it was you to get the link. And even ignoring that it's about a security problem...

Other than that, from a user perspective, software written in C is among the most reliable software I'm using. I'm looking at Linux, vim, xterm and so much of the infrastructure that I don't even know by name.

Some people value "security" more than they value the beauty of a nice, a maintainable, or a practical program. That's ok as far as I'm concerned...

[pjmlp]

The guys attending the Linux Kernel Security Summit seem to think otherwise, plenty of stuff there to entertain yourself.

[jstimpfle]

Sure there is. But never be blinded, Linux is very performant and rock solid from an end user's viewpoint. Sometimes it helps putting things into perspective.

[pjmlp]

Indeed,

https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2019/06/14/prevent-the-impac...

https://security.googleblog.com/2019/08/adopting-arm-memory-...

https://kernsec.org/wiki/index.php/Kernel_Self_Protection_Pr...

Seatbelts and helmets are also a nuisance, maybe we should get rid of them, that is my perspective.

[jstimpfle]

If you like random links, here is another one... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21741504