Matt Blaze on Nostr: The XZ backdoor seems to have become a Rorschach test that shows whatever you already ...
The XZ backdoor seems to have become a Rorschach test that shows whatever you already believed about the security of open source software against sabotage.
It clearly proves the inherent superiority of the open source model. Or the inherent vulnerability. One of those, definitely.
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