On Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 11:59 AM Peter via Dng <dng@???> wrote:

> From: Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???>
> Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 11:51:38 -0400
> > ... any process running firefox-esr.
>
> Treat the symptoms?
>
> The fundamental and correct solution is a system of standards of good
> practice for safety and security. How are catastrophic failures of
> bridges prevented? Not by having weak points patched up with ad hoc
> welding and reinforcing components. Rather, standards of good
> engineering practice are applied. Computer engineering also needs good
> practice enforced by laws and professional authorities. The present
> situation is disgraceful.
>
>
Well - - - as someone who has only been an onlooker in this whole systemd
brouhaha I'm finding it quite fascinating that there is now being extolled
the
'new' concept of micro-computing (or was that compartmentalization) or
programming to do one thing at a time and do it well - - - somehow what
was old has become new again!!! (Take that systemd !!)

Regards