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1. This is why kernel modules are a bad idea 2. This is why centralism is a bad idea 3. This is why sacrificing stability for security is a bad idea 4. Security still needs to factor in security of supply - not just data safety


Centralisation in a nutshell. Monopolies so big that they become globally fragile. CloudFlare outages break a lot of the internet, and now we can see, Windows-based updates bricking machines across the world.

We've all pushed bad updates but how was this not tested?




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