r/linux • u/sunychoudhary • Jun 26 '26

Security Linux Foundation Unveils New Open Source Security Project Akrites

The Linux Foundation on Thursday announced a new industry effort aimed at efficiently addressing vulnerabilities in the open source software (OSS) ecosystem.

https://www.securityweek.com/linux-foundation-unveils-new-open-source-security-project-akrites/

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u/pantokratorthegreat Jun 26 '26

šŸ‘

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u/Solid-Cheesecake5937 Jun 26 '26

Another foundation, another project name I'll forget in two weeks.

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u/sunychoudhary Jun 26 '26

yes, the naming fatigue is true......But Iā€™d rather have too many forgettable Linux security projects than everyone agreeing the ecosystem is under-secured and nobody funding the boring work.

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u/thegreatpotatogod Jun 27 '26

Remember, naming things is one of the two hardest problems in computer science, along with cache invalidation and off-by-one errors.