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r3trohack3rtoday at 3:34 AM3 repliesview on HN

We should not gate keep writing software


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0xbadcafebeetoday at 6:26 AM

Anyone can write software, you can't stop them. What we can gatekeep is the building, distribution, installation, and running of software that affects critical systems, like one of the most popular OSes.

The XZ backdoor affected millions of computers, with the potential to effect hundreds of millions of computers, many of which had the capacity to affect billions of people. From one completely unregulated software library.

deadbabetoday at 4:03 PM

We must gatekeep now, the industry needs regulation.

mekaltoday at 2:21 PM

ya think