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On 01/02/2026 03:48, Axel wrote:

https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/

I guess that's the way things are going, but assume malware is directed
at servers rather than stand-alone Linux workstations - at least for the
time being.

By the way, there's another interesting little page at that website
(suggested reading at the bottom of your link): <https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-continuity-plan/>
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On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 08:26:43 +0000, Jeff Layman wrote:

On 01/02/2026 03:48, Axel wrote:

https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/

I guess that's the way things are going, but assume malware is
directed at servers rather than stand-alone Linux workstations - at
least for the time being.

Linux is Linux. Unlike with Windows, there is no product activation ID
that malware can test to determine rCLis this Linux Server Edition, or
Linux Home edition?rCY before infecting.
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On Sat, 1/31/2026 10:48 PM, Axel wrote:

https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/

The only important part of this, is Lennart Poettering
is no longer working at Microsoft.

The push from the top of MSFT, was that all employees must embrace
AI in their job. You know, vibe coding. If I were to
guess, I would think the Big L wasn't consuming tokens
like he should, and ...

If you don't like the AI, you can be kicked out.

Paul

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On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 07:28:54 -0500, Paul wrote:

The push from the top of MSFT, was that all employees must embrace
AI in their job. You know, vibe coding. If I were to guess, I would
think the Big L wasn't consuming tokens like he should, and ...

So, is that good or bad? Because Lennart is supposed to be somebody
that All Good Linux Users must love to hate. So was he right or wrong
not to embrace the Microsoft Way?
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Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

So, is that good or bad? Because Lennart is supposed to be somebody
that All Good Linux Users must love to hate. So was he right or
wrong not to embrace the Microsoft Way?

The register reached out to MS for a comment on LP; no comment; LP's
blog has no comment. The 'opinion' of LLM is:

Role: Poettering was hired to work on Linux-focused projects,
continuing his work on systemd.

Focus: His work aligned with Microsoft's increased investment in
Linux technologies and infrastructure.

Duration: He was at Microsoft from roughly July 2022 until
approximately January 2026.

Context: His move was seen as part of Microsoft's broader strategy
to embrace open-source and Linux, particularly for cloud and server
workloads

The llm's idea of 'his move' was the one from RedHat to MS, not the one
from MS to the new co.

Whether one hates systemd or not, LP is predominantly an open source and
linux dev.

Another 'positive' feature about his 'ideas' is that his idea about
systemd and its role was embraced by most other linux/opensource devs.
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Mike Easter wrote:

his idea about systemd and its role was embraced by most other linux/ opensource devs.

And another thing...

LP et al dev/d systemd's onset and 'ideas' at RH, and in 'short order'
those ideas were embraced by Fedors then Arch devs and then Deb after wrestling w/ the ideas.

Of some interest re the Amutable and integrity/security venture, LP et
al faced a significant systemd security 'rupture' back in '16 and
subsequently in '17 he received a back-handed 'award' The Pwnie:

The 2017 Pwnie Winner For Lamest Vendor Response
SystemD bugs

https://pwnies.com/systemd-bugs/

I'm sure LP would say that the /reason/ 'behind' those systemd bugs and
the difficulties of adequate squashing was *inherent* to the linux
'structure' -- which he intends to fix at Amutable now.
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Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

I had a look at all the referenced GitHub issues. Only the first one
looked like a proper security-relevant bug, and that one had a fix
submitted within a day or two.

Certainly that was the opinion of LP :-)

He's a pretty smart guy; when he is disagreeing w/ the opinion of
others, he is usually on fairly firm ground.
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Paul wrote:

On Sat, 1/31/2026 10:48 PM, Axel wrote:

https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/

The only important part of this, is Lennart Poettering
is no longer working at Microsoft.

The push from the top of MSFT, was that all employees must embrace
AI in their job. You know, vibe coding. If I were to
guess, I would think the Big L wasn't consuming tokens
like he should, and ...

If you don't like the AI, you can be kicked out.

I read somewhere that something like 30% of win11 code is written by AI.
Maybe that's the reason there's so many problems with it?

Paul

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Lawrence DrCOOliveiro wrote:

On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 07:28:54 -0500, Paul wrote:

The push from the top of MSFT, was that all employees must embrace
AI in their job. You know, vibe coding. If I were to guess, I would
think the Big L wasn't consuming tokens like he should, and ...

So, is that good or bad? Because Lennart is supposed to be somebody
that All Good Linux Users must love to hate. So was he right or wrong
not to embrace the Microsoft Way?

it's not good for anyone to embrace the M$ way-a :)
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On Sun, 2/1/2026 7:49 PM, Axel wrote:

Paul wrote:

On Sat, 1/31/2026 10:48 PM, Axel wrote:

https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/

The only important part of this, is Lennart Poettering
is no longer working at Microsoft.

The push from the top of MSFT, was that all employees must embrace
AI in their job. You know, vibe coding. If I were to
guess, I would think the Big L wasn't consuming tokens
like he should, and ...

If you don't like the AI, you can be kicked out.

I read somewhere that something like 30% of win11 code is
written by AI. Maybe that's the reason there's so many problems with it?

If Microsoft has problems, they are "human inspired" problems.
Slagging the AI, is the "seeking of an excuse". It's not
a form of bragging about how successful you are.

Such a statistic is worthless, without some data related
to the code database, and exactly how much code written,
is just thrown away and never reaches "production".

Just the fact there are 7000 devs in the Windows project,
doesn't that boggle your mind ? Think about all the projects
done by two guys, where most of what they wrote, got used.
Are there actually "3500 good projects" produced by those
7000 devs ? I think the answer to that is NO.

Paul
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