Also, I am interested by the strong reaction to this exploitation of the #OpenSource supply chain. Yes, it shows a weakness in trust and the maintainer model. There are big questions to answer. What if this was not stopped as early, or if it breached #EnterpriseLinux?
Yet at the same time, the most practical way this could have been discovered is the #FreeSoftware way. Someone was literally performance testing a PostgreSQL database, saw something weird, and shared their discovery with others.
@centos will be hosting an event at SCaLE called CentOS Classroom - a neat opportunity to learn more about the project from contributors. Happening Mar 14 from 2-5pm local time!
At the end there will be a packaging workshop for Fedora EPEL! Check it out if you've wanted to get into packaging but weren't sure how. @carlwgeorge's got your back. 👍
🦄 Some open source projects foster community especially well. As our project grows, we want to lift up other parts of the open source community. Today we are looking for the unicorns — the ones that draw people in, mentor them, equip them, and retain them. Who do you want to brag on today? What do they do best?
"The stage is set for Enterprise Linux to become a lot more interesting." We totally agree! Thanks to the team at Pro Tech Show for helping articulate the origins of Linux and this emerging ecosystem of community Enterprise Linux Cheers! #enterpriselinux#protechshow
CIQ (parent of Rocky Linux), Oracle & SUSE announces the Open Enterprise Linux Association as a trade group that aims to provide RHEL compatible source code that can be implemented in downstream distributions.