testeronious@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoXZ Utils is back on GitHub and Lasse Collin has been unbannedgithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square60linkfedilinkarrow-up1495arrow-down15cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.world
arrow-up1490arrow-down1external-linkXZ Utils is back on GitHub and Lasse Collin has been unbannedgithub.comtesteronious@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square60linkfedilinkcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.world
minus-square7eter@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up171·2 years agothe other maintainer now has a special place: Special author: Jia Tan was a co-maintainer in 2022-2024. He and the team behind him inserted a backdoor (CVE-2024-3094) into XZ Utils 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 releases. He suddenly disappeared when this was discovered.
minus-squareintrepid@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down29·2 years agoI don’t think they would be in much peace. It was years of their work that was ruined by a person with OCD and valgrind.
minus-squarerollingflowerlinkfedilinkDeutscharrow-up75arrow-down2·2 years agoCan we stop calling a good software dev autistic or stuff?
the other maintainer now has a special place:
RIP Jia Tan
I don’t think they would be in much peace. It was years of their work that was ruined by a person with OCD and valgrind.
Can we stop calling a good software dev autistic or stuff?