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by nativeit 791 days ago
I’m pretty sure every open source repository ever created is vulnerable to “an attack like we saw with xz,” and by that I mean a labyrinthine, multi-year effort involving highly sophisticated exploits combined with psychological manipulation, coordinated sock-puppets, global actors, and deep intrigue—to the extent that it’s absurd to cite as a threat that “dependency management” can meaningfully prevent.