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  • By the way, in the medium term, generalizing this development from the kernel to general distro packages, this could be a good argument to prefer using a rolling-release distro like Arch, SuSE Tumbleweed, or Guix over “stable” Distros like Debian or Ubuntu.

    Debian has real advantages (it has one of the fastest response times to security vulnerabilities), but rolling release distros do have the advantage not only that they in theory can update fast, but that the dependent packages only need to be compatible with the latest version to ensure stability.





  • Yes, the blog and its sources explain in depth that this is not caused by individual faulty engineering decisions but by the security culture of the organization and the culture and incentives driving it.

    For example, the decision to not test the heat shield in full tests under real conditions, and to not make full physics models of the processes in it are mayor decisions. And the decision to make a crewed flight without these tells a lot about values and priorities.