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What open-source software would you like more people to know about? (reddthat.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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[-] imnotfromkaliningrad@lemmy.ml 48 points 7 months ago

linux, unironically. literally all local infrastructure is running on windows, despite the security risks this entails.

[-] pufferfisherpowder@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Fair point but Linux is inherently safe either? The local library here has client PCs running Ubuntu 16.04 lts.. my point being that IT infrastructure is only ever as secure as the amount of continuous effort you put into securing it. Linux doesn't solve that.

[-] nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 7 months ago

Perhaps this will change drastically with immutable distros

[-] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 1 points 7 months ago

What is immutable distros?

[-] nossaquesapao@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I'm not the best person to explain, but they're distros with a read-only root filesystem. In some implementations, any changes, like installing a new package, or upgrading a version, can be interpreted as migrating a system from a state to another. This can mitigate some security risks and make machines easier to maintain.