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minus-squareSocialistVibes01@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down58·1 day agoWe’re living through the Linux’ enshittification era
minus-squarejuipeltje@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·15 hours agoHow is finding vulnerabilities and patching them enshittification?
minus-squarebigkahuna1986@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up28·20 hours agoI feel like you don’t even know what enshittification is.
minus-squareHiddenLayer555@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·edit-217 hours 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-up11·20 hours agoLinux also shows up more in CVE databases etc because many distributions also assign their own CVEs for the same bugs.
minus-squareviking@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·20 hours agoNot sure the term applies here. Enshittification is about companies making products worse on purpose for profit.
minus-squareSocialistVibes01@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·35 minutes agoSee who’s behind the Linux Foundation
minus-squareunexpectedprism@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down1·1 day agoThe vulnerability has been there for years so if it’s enshittified it has been for years as well.
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.
Not sure the term applies here. Enshittification is about companies making products worse on purpose for profit.
See who’s behind the Linux Foundation
The vulnerability has been there for years so if it’s enshittified it has been for years as well.
No?