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Proprietary 'Linux': Docker, Systemd, and WSL (Windows)
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Andrew Nesbitt ☛ Docker is the Lockfile for System Packages
Language package managers solved this years ago. Bundler shipped Gemfile.lock in 2010, and the basic promise is simple: commit a lockfile, and any machine running install gets the exact same dependency tree. Cargo and nearly every other language ecosystem has something equivalent now.
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Linuxiac ☛ Systemd 259 Released With Major Changes Ahead of Legacy SysV Removal
Systemd v259 has been released, delivering one of the most wide-ranging updates in recent cycles while preparing users and distributions for more disruptive changes planned for v260.
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Openwashing of Windows (Back Doors)
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Linuxiac ☛ Arch Linux Makes Its WSL Image Fully Reproducible Across Builds [Ed: A new form of attack on GNU/Linux and the brand]
In simple terms, this means that the image is now built so that it produces exactly the same result every time. If the image is rebuilt later using the same source, it will be identical down to the last bit.
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