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0 pointsrwmj2y ago0 comments

"yum", "apt" etc have registries, roll back etc and have for a good few decades.

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This forced application of new technologies into every possible domain can have real security and reliability consequences - and all because some VP somewhere decided they needed to use the latest shiny thing in cars or fridges or ACs or whatever.

doubled1122y ago

Imagine we could build a dishwasher that didn't throw water on the floor?

Oh well, we got WiFi instead. That's fun, right?

If a dishwasher needs a firmware update, I might simply argue it was defective. Not everything needs to be secure or updated constantly. It shouldn't have network access to begin with.

talonx2y ago

Exactly. When will vendors stop touting WiFi access as a "feature"?

ilyt2y ago

And when you upgrade ssl lib now 200 apps are not vulnerable to exploit, vs updating 200 different containers

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talonx2y ago

doubled1122y ago

Imagine we could build a dishwasher that didn't throw water on the floor?

Oh well, we got WiFi instead. That's fun, right?

If a dishwasher needs a firmware update, I might simply argue it was defective. Not everything needs to be secure or updated constantly. It shouldn't have network access to begin with.

talonx2y ago

Exactly. When will vendors stop touting WiFi access as a "feature"?

ilyt2y ago

And when you upgrade ssl lib now 200 apps are not vulnerable to exploit, vs updating 200 different containers

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse