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iTokiotoday at 6:44 AM1 replyview on HN

The most interesting exchange, related to disclosure, is this one:

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/01/3

> Nope, sorry, we are NOT allowed to notify anyone about anything "ahead of time" otherwise we will have to tell everyone about everything. That's the only policy by which all the legal/governmental agencies have agreed to allow us to operate in, so we are stuck with it.

greg k-h


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whateverboattoday at 9:06 AM

As much as I like linux, this is stupid.