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Pretty please (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's probably there to defeat the "well, you didn't tell me not to add malware!" defense.

[–] ozymandias117@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There was a college that tried to "test" open source projects by submitting malicious patches...

They're now banned from ever submitting to the LKML

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

University of Minnesota, I remember it well. Considering the importance of the Linux kernel, a lifetime ban and retroactive removal of their contributions was the most polite "fuck off and never come back" they could've received. I personally would've accused them of sabotage.