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@potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish to Open Source@lemmy.ml • 10 months ago

TIL the NSA created SELinux and various other FOSS projects

code.nsa.gov

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TIL the NSA created SELinux and various other FOSS projects

code.nsa.gov

@potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fish to Open Source@lemmy.ml • 10 months ago
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THE FOLLOWING OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE was developed within the National Security Agency and is now available to the public.
  • @TCB13@lemmy.world
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    -9•10 months ago

    You could’ve just provided a link to their Github page, but no, you had to link to their official website.

    • @potentiallynotfelix@lemmy.fishOP
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      • What’s the issue with their official website?
      • A Github link is easier to impersonate than an official .gov address.
      • @jagged_circle@feddit.nl
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        0•10 months ago

        An official .gov website is easier to serve a js vulnerability than github

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