@testeronious@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoXZ Utils is back on GitHub and Lasse Collin has been unbannedgithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1371arrow-down15
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minus-square@Auli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-21 year agoYes but damage seems to be done. Distros are talking or have moved off of it to zstd.
minus-squareBilleghlinkfedilink18•1 year agoThere are some, probably. But any exodus will be slow. Xz isn’t useless because it was dangerous once.
minus-square@intrepid@lemmy.calinkfedilink11•1 year agoBesides, XZ isn’t the only project in such a danger. Banning doesn’t solve that problem. They need to put in more funding and eyes.
minus-squareCalyhrelinkfedilink8•1 year agoI would argue this might make xz safer mid-term. So much eyes on it. I’m not familiar with other solutions, but who’s to say the bad actor won’t try a similar trick elsewhere
Yes but damage seems to be done. Distros are talking or have moved off of it to zstd.
There are some, probably. But any exodus will be slow. Xz isn’t useless because it was dangerous once.
Besides, XZ isn’t the only project in such a danger. Banning doesn’t solve that problem. They need to put in more funding and eyes.
I would argue this might make xz safer mid-term. So much eyes on it. I’m not familiar with other solutions, but who’s to say the bad actor won’t try a similar trick elsewhere