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  • Systemd Creator Forms His Own Linux-focused Start Up

    From Axel@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 01, 2026 14:48:14

    https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/

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  • From Jeff Layman@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 01, 2026 08:26:43
    On 01/02/2026 03:48, Axel wrote:

    https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/

    I guess that's the way things are going, but assume malware is directed
    at servers rather than stand-alone Linux workstations - at least for the
    time being.

    By the way, there's another interesting little page at that website
    (suggested reading at the bottom of your link): <https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-continuity-plan/>

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    Jeff

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  • From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 01, 2026 09:02:21
    On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 08:26:43 +0000, Jeff Layman wrote:

    On 01/02/2026 03:48, Axel wrote:

    https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/

    I guess that's the way things are going, but assume malware is
    directed at servers rather than stand-alone Linux workstations - at
    least for the time being.

    Linux is Linux. Unlike with Windows, there is no product activation ID
    that malware can test to determine ?is this Linux Server Edition, or
    Linux Home edition?? before infecting.

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  • From Paul@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 01, 2026 07:28:54
    On Sat, 1/31/2026 10:48 PM, Axel wrote:

    https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/


    The only important part of this, is Lennart Poettering
    is no longer working at Microsoft.

    The push from the top of MSFT, was that all employees must embrace
    AI in their job. You know, vibe coding. If I were to
    guess, I would think the Big L wasn't consuming tokens
    like he should, and ...

    If you don't like the AI, you can be kicked out.

    Paul


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  • From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 01, 2026 20:00:26
    On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 07:28:54 -0500, Paul wrote:

    The push from the top of MSFT, was that all employees must embrace
    AI in their job. You know, vibe coding. If I were to guess, I would
    think the Big L wasn't consuming tokens like he should, and ...

    So, is that good or bad? Because Lennart is supposed to be somebody
    that All Good Linux Users must love to hate. So was he right or wrong
    not to embrace the Microsoft Way?

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  • From Mike Easter@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 01, 2026 13:10:57
    Lawrence D?Oliveiro wrote:
    So, is that good or bad? Because Lennart is supposed to be somebody
    that All Good Linux Users must love to hate. So was he right or
    wrong not to embrace the Microsoft Way?

    The register reached out to MS for a comment on LP; no comment; LP's
    blog has no comment. The 'opinion' of LLM is:

    Role: Poettering was hired to work on Linux-focused projects,
    continuing his work on systemd.

    Focus: His work aligned with Microsoft's increased investment in
    Linux technologies and infrastructure.

    Duration: He was at Microsoft from roughly July 2022 until
    approximately January 2026.

    Context: His move was seen as part of Microsoft's broader strategy
    to embrace open-source and Linux, particularly for cloud and server
    workloads

    The llm's idea of 'his move' was the one from RedHat to MS, not the one
    from MS to the new co.

    Whether one hates systemd or not, LP is predominantly an open source and
    linux dev.

    Another 'positive' feature about his 'ideas' is that his idea about
    systemd and its role was embraced by most other linux/opensource devs.

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    Mike Easter

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  • From Mike Easter@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 01, 2026 13:27:39
    Mike Easter wrote:
    his idea about systemd and its role was embraced by most other linux/ opensource devs.

    And another thing...

    LP et al dev/d systemd's onset and 'ideas' at RH, and in 'short order'
    those ideas were embraced by Fedors then Arch devs and then Deb after wrestling w/ the ideas.

    Of some interest re the Amutable and integrity/security venture, LP et
    al faced a significant systemd security 'rupture' back in '16 and
    subsequently in '17 he received a back-handed 'award' The Pwnie:

    The 2017 Pwnie Winner For Lamest Vendor Response
    SystemD bugs
    https://pwnies.com/systemd-bugs/

    I'm sure LP would say that the /reason/ 'behind' those systemd bugs and
    the difficulties of adequate squashing was *inherent* to the linux
    'structure' -- which he intends to fix at Amutable now.

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    Mike Easter

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  • From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 01, 2026 21:38:37
    On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 13:27:39 -0800, Mike Easter wrote:

    The 2017 Pwnie Winner For Lamest Vendor Response
    SystemD bugs
    https://pwnies.com/systemd-bugs/

    I had a look at all the referenced GitHub issues. Only the first one
    looked like a proper security-relevant bug, and that one had a fix
    submitted within a day or two.

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  • From Mike Easter@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, February 01, 2026 14:11:30
    Lawrence D?Oliveiro wrote:
    I had a look at all the referenced GitHub issues. Only the first one
    looked like a proper security-relevant bug, and that one had a fix
    submitted within a day or two.

    Certainly that was the opinion of LP :-)

    He's a pretty smart guy; when he is disagreeing w/ the opinion of
    others, he is usually on fairly firm ground.

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    Mike Easter

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  • From Axel@3:633/10 to All on Monday, February 02, 2026 11:49:06
    Paul wrote:
    On Sat, 1/31/2026 10:48 PM, Axel wrote:
    https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/

    The only important part of this, is Lennart Poettering
    is no longer working at Microsoft.

    The push from the top of MSFT, was that all employees must embrace
    AI in their job. You know, vibe coding. If I were to
    guess, I would think the Big L wasn't consuming tokens
    like he should, and ...

    If you don't like the AI, you can be kicked out.

    I read somewhere that something like 30% of win11 code is written by AI.
    Maybe that's the reason there's so many problems with it?


    Paul



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  • From Axel@3:633/10 to All on Monday, February 02, 2026 11:53:38
    Lawrence D?Oliveiro wrote:
    On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 07:28:54 -0500, Paul wrote:

    The push from the top of MSFT, was that all employees must embrace
    AI in their job. You know, vibe coding. If I were to guess, I would
    think the Big L wasn't consuming tokens like he should, and ...
    So, is that good or bad? Because Lennart is supposed to be somebody
    that All Good Linux Users must love to hate. So was he right or wrong
    not to embrace the Microsoft Way?

    it's not good for anyone to embrace the M$ way˙ :)

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