<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 6:01 AM ac via talk <<a href="mailto:talk@gtalug.org">talk@gtalug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
It is EVIL to represent yourself as something you are not.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Agreed and once again these are just 'my' layman thoughts on this. Misrepresentation I feel and think is forgivable ? <br></div><div>We have all done it at some point on our lives ? Me without knowing I was actually doing so and was rather abruptly and suddenly</div><div>made to realise this. I apologized, they accepted. No harm done, we moved on - together!</div><div><br></div><div>But pre-meditated and strategically planned careful introduction of vulnerabilities into the kernel is most definitely not.</div><div>So like I said before we find them and we shoot them. The community are justifiably pissed-off me being one. <br></div><div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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I am sure there are many who would like to see the operating system<br>
which drives the Internet, FAIL on a desperate and massive scale.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>There will always be such people. We need to work in unity and solidarity. And that work is based on trust. And when <br></div><div>this trust is literally shot to hell well... we shoot them again ? <br></div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
It is EVIL to knowingly sabotage open source in this manner.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Agreed 110% again. <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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I hope and wish that ALL Opens Source Programmers BAN University of<br>
Minnesota for LIFE.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Umm.. that is extreme ? Two people did this ? These two people do not make up the University ? <br></div><div>And there have been earlier patches made in good faith that so far seem legit and vulnerability free ? <br></div><div>Again if an academic institute is able to submit 'useful' patches that 'fix' real problems that should be <br></div><div>welcome ? But then I understand no one will ever trust anything coming from Minnesiota ever again. <br></div><div></div><div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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I am sure that there are many Nation States or LARGE corporations that<br>
has, in the past, infiltrated many open source projects in this same<br>
fashion and I am sure that they are all EVIL for the damage and<br>
destruction they cause to human freedom on a planetary scale.<br>
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Deception, power, control and narcissistic. Hire these types of people?<br>
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Hell No!<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Listen, do you remeber one of Linus's most famous quotes ? He said and I quote:</div><div>"See, you not only have to be a good coder to create a system like Linux, you have to be a sneaky bastard too."</div><div><br></div><div>So all I am saying is these two 'gentlemen' who introduced the vulnerabilities that can be exploited at a later time</div><div>knew what they were doing so we can learn from them, document everything, analyse and ensure this does not</div><div>have a wash-rinse-repeat pattern ? And we can always shoot them again after we find what we need to know ?<br></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Forgive me I did some digging and the reason was I really wanted to know 'where' this 'passion'</div><div>was coming from. And what I find says you're from South Africa and the email came through Germany ? <br></div><div>Hell GTALUG has people all over the planet ? Yikes..</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
They, and their institution, are now known worldwide for being<br>
ethically challenged.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>You and me both want them dead but calmer minds ( like GregKH ) will prevail :-)<br></div><div><br></div><div>In solidarity - Aruna <br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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On Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:55:00 -0400<br>
Aruna Hewapathirane via talk <<a href="mailto:talk@gtalug.org" target="_blank">talk@gtalug.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hello Everybody,<br>
> <br>
> I am still trying to understand the reason 'why' would anyone even<br>
> want to do this ?<br>
> <br>
> Here is some context:<br>
> <a href="https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/ill-advised-research-on-linux-kernel-lands-computer-scientists-in-hot-water" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/ill-advised-research-on-linux-kernel-lands-computer-scientists-in-hot-water</a><br>
> <br>
> And follow up from Linus himself:<br>
> <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/news/linus-torvalds-responds-to-linux-banning-university-of-minnesota" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tomshardware.com/news/linus-torvalds-responds-to-linux-banning-university-of-minnesota</a><br>
> <br>
> I am also thinking if these two guys actually managed to do this they<br>
> should be part of the community responsible for linux security ? Or<br>
> we just hang them high and pour honey all over them and set loose<br>
> bees and wasps on them ?<br>
> <br>
> I am torn two ways. My heart says shoot them. My brain says hire them<br>
> ? Sigh...<br>
> <br>
> Just thought everyone would want to know so sharing :-)<br>
> <br>
> Aruna<br>
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