July 19th, 2024

Linus Torvalds: XZ Utils Breach Raises Questions About Trust in Open Source [video]

The video discusses trust in open source development, highlighting security challenges, breaches, and ethical implications. It emphasizes the Linux kernel's trust network through in-person verification to prevent attacks effectively.

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Linus Torvalds: XZ Utils Breach Raises Questions About Trust in Open Source [video]

The YouTube video emphasizes the critical role of trust in open source development, addressing recent security challenges, breaches of trust, and the ethical consequences of betraying trust within the community. It delves into a malicious attack on open source projects and underscores the importance of trust models and strategies to avert similar incidents. Specifically, the video showcases the Linux kernel's robust network of trust, featuring in-person meetings and ID verification, as a pivotal safeguard against attacks, leveraging its extensive and interconnected community for protection.

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By @manbash - 7 months
A side note: I am suspicious about the channel in the posted link. It seems to simply cut clips from the original video, without information and credit.

Anyway, here is the original source: https://youtu.be/cPvRIWXNgaM

By @lkdfjlkdfjlg - 7 months
Linus Torvals best programmer of his generation, change my mind.