Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoMicrosoft points finger at the EU for not being able to lock down Windowswww.neowin.netexternal-linkmessage-square92fedilinkarrow-up1264arrow-down19
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minus-squarejust another dev@lemmy.my-box.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54arrow-down1·2 months agoI disagree. As someone else in this thread said: if you compile a buggy Linux driver that crashes the system, it’s still the fault of the driver.
minus-squarecheddar@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoLinux does not certify drivers though. Microsoft does.
minus-squarejust another dev@lemmy.my-box.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoIt is my understanding that this driver had not been (re) certified by Microsoft, though. So in that case, I stand by my statement. If it had been, I’d agree with that blame.
minus-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down19·2 months agoI’m not exempting Crowdstrike and I’m not sure the comparison holds: linux is a kernel, mot a corporation. Try Ubuntu or RedHat, would they be liable?
minus-squarejust another dev@lemmy.my-box.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·2 months agoMy answer might surprise you, but no. Your source code, your binary, your responsibility. Not that of the platform, the compiler, or the company that supplies it.
I disagree. As someone else in this thread said: if you compile a buggy Linux driver that crashes the system, it’s still the fault of the driver.
Linux does not certify drivers though. Microsoft does.
It is my understanding that this driver had not been (re) certified by Microsoft, though. So in that case, I stand by my statement.
If it had been, I’d agree with that blame.
I’m not exempting Crowdstrike and I’m not sure the comparison holds: linux is a kernel, mot a corporation.
Try Ubuntu or RedHat, would they be liable?
My answer might surprise you, but no. Your source code, your binary, your responsibility. Not that of the platform, the compiler, or the company that supplies it.