Humans are bad at writing secure code, and GNOME developers are no exception. GNOME is primarily written using unsafe programming languages where simple mistakes in our code lead to devastating consequences for our users, and we make these mistakes all the time. No matter how much we try, GNOME developers will fail write secure code...
The problems with the quality of our software were there all along.
You could make the same argument concerning any system designed to live in an equilibrium with the environment it was created for. I wouldn’t say cities built by the coast are poor quality, or had problems that were there all along, because they do not have flood defences, even if it is now becoming a major problem due to a shifting climate.
I don’t mean to say that you are wrong for being glad we are finding vulnerabilities, perhaps it leads to a better place. I hope however you can understand that I feel sad about it, as I feel that the benefits we see from these things are outweighed by the negative externalities of their existence and widespread adoption, in a similar way to how the delicious wine we can now grow in my country is not worth the externalities of the climate crisis.
I don’t think you do agree with me.
You could make the same argument concerning any system designed to live in an equilibrium with the environment it was created for. I wouldn’t say cities built by the coast are poor quality, or had problems that were there all along, because they do not have flood defences, even if it is now becoming a major problem due to a shifting climate.
I don’t mean to say that you are wrong for being glad we are finding vulnerabilities, perhaps it leads to a better place. I hope however you can understand that I feel sad about it, as I feel that the benefits we see from these things are outweighed by the negative externalities of their existence and widespread adoption, in a similar way to how the delicious wine we can now grow in my country is not worth the externalities of the climate crisis.
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