Lamarr the Strelok S58_is_the_goat said: 2026 is the year of the Linux desktop… I've been using Linux desktop for 6 years and it's glorious. Single player games and most other stuff runs better than on windows. I don't do nearly as much office type stuff as many here, so I'm lucky there but it's truly nice using Mint or other distros instead of windows. Reply
xiq S58_is_the_goat said: 2026 is the year of the Linux desktop… none of this matters to the linux desktop user, my reaction to the news was "damn that's bad, good thing they found it" it's not like most users have multiple people accessing their device through ssh or whatever else method. Reply
bit_user Lamarr the Strelok said: Linux people hopefully can keep up with the exploits. It's not an issue of them keeping up with the exploits. They can normally handle the volume just fine. The article points out that the researchers who discovered it released a working version of the exploit, before informing vendors. That's unethical and goes against long-standing practice. Reply
Lamarr the Strelok bit_user said: It's not an issue of them keeping up with the exploits. They can normally handle the volume just fine. The article points out that the researchers who discovered it released a working version of the exploit, before informing vendors. That's unethical and goes against long-standing practice. Oh ok. Yes that's not right. Regardless of the OS that's just scummy IMO. Thanks for pointing this stuff out,it makes me feel a bit better for some reason.I Wouldn't doubt some people just want to be jerks, so they do it. I just hope all the Linux devs are ready.Maybe the surge is done. LOL. If Steambox gets released it may boost Linux some more. We never know. Reply
jp7189 One of the challenges I have with Linux is its use in so many things. Desktops and servers are under scrutiny and (hopefully) well maintained, but what about your PAC system, or copy room controller.. the iot or scada type devices..things that cant be updated without fear of breaking the upstream application, but whose manufacturers release patches slow to never. Reply
bit_user jp7189 said: One of the challenges I have with Linux is its use in so many things. Desktops and servers are under scrutiny and (hopefully) well maintained, but what about your PAC system, or copy room controller.. the iot or scada type devices..things that cant be updated without fear of breaking the upstream application, but whose manufacturers release patches slow to never. How many of those would have things like this crypto driver? Lots of IoT-like embedded applications use minimal kernels and userspace, which goes some ways toward limiting exposure. Reply
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/cisa-flags-actively-exploited-copy-fail-linux-kernel-flaw-enabling-root-takeover-across-major-distros-unpatched-systems-may-remain-vulnerable-to-attack#main
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