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minus-squareSocialistVibes01@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down61·2 days agoWe’re living through the Linux’ enshittification era
minus-squarejuipeltje@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 day agoHow is finding vulnerabilities and patching them enshittification?
minus-squarebigkahuna1986@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up30·2 days agoI feel like you don’t even know what enshittification is.
minus-squareHiddenLayer555@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·edit-21 day agoNot really. Proprietary software have just as many if not more vulnerabilities. Linux is just more honest and open about reporting them so it seems like they have more.
minus-squarefartsparkles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 days agoLinux also shows up more in CVE databases etc because many distributions also assign their own CVEs for the same bugs.
minus-squareunexpectedprism@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down1·2 days agoThe vulnerability has been there for years so if it’s enshittified it has been for years as well.
minus-squareviking@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 days agoNot sure the term applies here. Enshittification is about companies making products worse on purpose for profit.
minus-squareSocialistVibes01@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·20 hours agoSee who’s behind the Linux Foundation
We’re living through the Linux’ enshittification era
How is finding vulnerabilities and patching them enshittification?
I feel like you don’t even know what enshittification is.
Not really. Proprietary software have just as many if not more vulnerabilities. Linux is just more honest and open about reporting them so it seems like they have more.
Linux also shows up more in CVE databases etc because many distributions also assign their own CVEs for the same bugs.
The vulnerability has been there for years so if it’s enshittified it has been for years as well.
Not sure the term applies here. Enshittification is about companies making products worse on purpose for profit.
See who’s behind the Linux Foundation
No?