Also, it is interesting to observe the strong reaction by so many to this exploitation of the #OpenSource supply chain. Of course, it shows a weakness in the model of trust for maintainership. There are big questions to answer. What if this had not been stopped as early as it was? What 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 testing a database and said "huh this is odd."
I love the way I can just type 'apt-get install softwarename' and 30 seconds later I have a new tool installed. No licences, no subscriptions, not even hunting in a store for it. #opensource#freesoftware rocks.
I wrote this blog post to inform the people I know who aren't as tech savvy or otherwise don't put any thought into their choice of browser. Another goal is to help get enough awareness on the topic and make sure it fails.
After 11 years and 15 days from 2012-07-12, I am proud to present the first real release of MoeNavigator - a web browser written from scratch in C++. Its engine (called MoeNavigatorEngine) is also written from scratch: