SamBent on Nostr: > builds a GRUB replacement in 2016 > spends 5 years breaking GRUB piece by piece > ...
> builds a GRUB replacement in 2016
> spends 5 years breaking GRUB piece by piece
> strips LUKS encryption from /boot "for security"
> proposes to remove: btrfs, xfs, zfs
> keeps SquashFS, two CVEs, one rated 7.8 HIGH
> controls the signing keys for all of it
> Canonical promoted him.
https://www.sambent.com/canonicals-grub-saboteur-has-a-10-year-plan 
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