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minus-squareSocialistVibes01@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down62·1 month agoWe’re living through the Linux’ enshittification era
minus-squareHiddenLayer555@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up44·edit-21 month 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-up14·1 month agoLinux also shows up more in CVE databases etc because many distributions also assign their own CVEs for the same bugs.
minus-squarebigkahuna1986@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up33·1 month agoI feel like you don’t even know what enshittification is.
minus-squareunexpectedprism@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·1 month agoThe vulnerability has been there for years so if it’s enshittified it has been for years as well.
minus-squarejuipeltje@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 month agoHow is finding vulnerabilities and patching them enshittification?
minus-squareviking@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 month agoNot sure the term applies here. Enshittification is about companies making products worse on purpose for profit.
minus-squareSocialistVibes01@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·30 days agoSee who’s behind the Linux Foundation
We’re living through the Linux’ enshittification era
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.
I feel like you don’t even know what enshittification is.
The vulnerability has been there for years so if it’s enshittified it has been for years as well.
How is finding vulnerabilities and patching them enshittification?
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?