Regarding the real-name-only contribution policy

Thibaut hacks at slashdirt.org
Tue Jun 18 11:54:50 PDT 2024



> Le 18 juin 2024 à 20:43, Arınç ÜNAL <arinc.unal at arinc9.com> a écrit :
> 
> After the xz backdoor incident, I don't think it would be very wise to
> start allowing usernames.
[…]
> But, I think usernames should be allowed for submissions, and the
> submissions must be reviewed thoroughly.

I’m sorry, this doesn’t compute.
The xz "incident" was perpetrated through *submissions* that were *reviewed*.

Also note that the contributor did manage to come up with an (unverifiable) "real name".

my 2c.
T.

PS: for the sake of clarity, I don’t think allowing arbitrary usernames is a good idea.
The reasons have been exposed by others already.


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