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		acdha on April 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reflections on Distrusting xz Socks and staplers are not part of the security infrastructure. Computers are, and that means it’s in the interests of everyone to keep them secure.

Gormo on April 4, 2024 [–]

"Computers" is too broad to be meaningful. Compression tools are no more a part of the security infrastructure per se than socks and staplers are.

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