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Run0, a systemd based alternative to sudo, announced

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466 points CoolCold | 1 comments | 29 Apr 24 23:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source
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StimDeck ◴[30 Apr 24 06:36 UTC] No.40207890[source]▶
Just a reminder that there are plenty of systemd-less distros available. Also a reminder that those distros would have been safe from the nearly-solar-winds-level backdooring of Linux distros from XZ utils.
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nialv7 ◴[30 Apr 24 20:19 UTC] No.40215800[source]▶
Can you even hear what you are saying? Don't you find it ridiculous to blame the XZ backdoor on systemd, instead of the actual hacker?

Even if systemd did not exist, the hacker would have just picked something else to infiltrate.

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pessimizer ◴[30 Apr 24 22:44 UTC] No.40217355[source]▶
> Don't you find it ridiculous to blame the XZ backdoor on systemd, instead of the actual hacker?

This is a great argument against all computer security. If you believe in securing your computer, you're supporting hackers. Because if you ever believe that a lock has failed, you're saying the thief is innocent; that's how logic works.

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1. nialv7 ◴[01 May 24 20:26 UTC] No.40228914[source]▶
Well, you conveniently ignored half of my point. Even without ssh depending on systemd (dependency introduced by distro maintainers, not systemd, mind you), a backdoor in xz can still exploit your system in a myriad of ways.

And secondly, I would say even if nobody is going to blame me, I would still secure my systems. Why? To protect my data of course.