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Comment by Avamander

4 years ago

> Were we under the impression that it's impossible to introduce new (security) bugs in Linux?

I've heard it many times that they're thoroughly reviewed and back doors are very unlikely. So yes, some people were under the impression.

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Avamander

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yjftsjthsd-h  4 years ago

And this was caught, albeit after some delay, so that impression won't change.

pertymcpert  4 years ago

uhhh...from who?

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