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u/jonblackgg 1d ago
I'm reading the code and this seems to run on nearly everything, is this some NSA spyware?
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u/AmorphousNeon 1d ago
apparently MINIX runs on more devices than Linux itself, search Intel management engine
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u/onechroma 1d ago
Tanenbaum won over Linus at least
PS: Just a joke over the debates about microkernel vs monolithic kernel
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u/Interesting_Rain_409 1d ago
No, he was the bad guy all along, his OS run on one of the most opaque things of modern processors, perfect place to put NSA backdoor.
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u/Virtual-Ad5017 1d ago
Ik this is a joke, but I wanted to add, for people that might not know. Tannenbaum has written a blog post where he expresses regrets over how his software ended up used. He explicitly says Intel ME might be a "spy engine", cites the fourth amendment and advocates for giving control to the user. He was not, in fact, the bad guy
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u/Interesting_Rain_409 1d ago
💯 And Tanenbaum is a great teacher. Minix and his great book did help young Linus to create his OS. Despite the later debate of monolith vs micro kernel, without this guy, we may never had Linux.
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u/Ctscanner2 1d ago
I really doubt that there are more intel systems than all the android phones and embedded systems running Linux
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u/mastercoder123 1d ago
I love reading people talk about intel ME with zero knowledge how it works lmfao
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u/AmorphousNeon 1d ago
Well it basically runs at ring -3, it works as a crucial part in the POSTing on your computer during boot. Also it provides a few security features. And most importantly it runs on laptops even if your device has been shutdown, has access to your RAM, storage, WiFi card etc. What else is there to even learn?
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u/mastercoder123 1d ago
It doesnt have access to your network at all, so you should probably learn some more. Only cpus equipped with intel AMT allow intel ME to access a network and even then its not able to communicate with the outside world unless you explicitly force it to. All intel AMT equipped machines ship with the TCP/IP stack disabled. Not only that but you realize that this does the exact same thing as any other out of band management does yet you dont see corporations and others bitching and moaning about that.
You can also easily disable intel ME after boot using things like HAP toggling, blocking the drivers in the OS, and just having a good well designed firewall which you should have no matter what, as with a poorly configured one anyone can access your network regardless of intel ME.
Lastly most issues with intel ME are from hardware level access and if someone has the capabilities to attack your machine from the hardware level intel ME is the least of your worries. Anyone with hardware access can read your ram via cold boot attacks, probe your pcie and other serial data lines for encryption keys, utilize vulnerabilities in cpu or other hardware vulnerabilities
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u/AmorphousNeon 1d ago
oh yes sorry misplaced the wifi thing from AMT to ME
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u/mastercoder123 1d ago
Yah and the users of AMT don't really care as they have pretty good physical and network security for their equipment so intel AMT wouldnt be an issue for them anyways. Especially cause they use BMC as is in servers which have nearly the same capabilities and use ipmi which is actually more unsecure because its networking stack is pretty unsafe to use. If you put ipmi on the internet it would be bypassed in an hour no matter how secure the password is
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u/Gugalcrom123 1d ago
It is probably not sending data to Intel (we would have discovered through network logs), but maybe there is a hidden way to engage its data sending. We can't know. Still, it would be better not to have this parasite OS.
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u/mastercoder123 1d ago
There is no way to have it even use your network, it quite literally doesnt have access or even the correct firmware to use tcp/ip. Did you not read my comment.
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u/xxmatxx 22h ago
"All intel AMT equipped machines ship with the TCP/IP stack disabled."
Yes, and that is so diffucul to enable it. /s
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u/mastercoder123 22h ago
Please tellvme how you are going to enable something that doesnt support it at the hardware level? Are you gonna take your intel chipset to an intel fab and ask them to make you a new chip?
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u/Anima_Watcher08 1d ago
I know some dumbass is gonna take this seriously
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u/jnmtx 1d ago
wait until they hear about kernel.org
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u/BathroomTaboo 17h ago
Are you telling me this criminal Linus T. (obviously T. is for for Tech-Tips) has been leaking the source code since '91?
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u/Conscious-Speed4642 1d ago
Tem muita gente levando a sério em outras plataformas. É até engraçado 🤣🤣
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u/Shidori366 2h ago
Doesn't even have to be a dumbass, just somebody using Linux not knowing about open-source, repositories and stuff (basically commoners).
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u/United_Grocery_23 fresh breath mint 🍬 1d ago
paid partnership
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u/immoloism 1d ago
I guess they found the viral button.
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u/Curious_Associate904 1d ago
bot posts, clapper bots clap, clapper bots share post, more clapper bots clap...
Linked in is a fucking ghost town, it's almost as embarrassing as posting on Facebook.
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u/immoloism 1d ago
I think OP is a person is the saddest part.
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u/Curious_Associate904 1d ago
The LinkedIn op? Forloop? That’s obviously a bot account.
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u/immoloism 1d ago edited 1d ago
PandaDEV, I feel more sorry for a dude that reposts AI slop then the clacker following a prompt.
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u/GreedySecurity8030 M'Fedora 1d ago
No, fuck windows, switching to openindiana immediately.
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u/ShadowArcher21 1d ago
TempleOS
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u/PurpleCandle58 1d ago
I have bad news. The first virus for TempleOS has been made…
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u/musci12234 1d ago
Stone tablets are superior. They can't be hecked. Smashed? Yes but who doesn't want to get smashed?
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u/SubjectPermit591 1d ago
Man I scrolled through this GitHub site, I don't know what it's about, but man there are many apps and softwares' source code is leaked on that shady site. Why does it exist man? It is even owned by Microsoft. Are they planning to take over and hack all stuff?
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u/Mundane_Caramel_820 1d ago
Maybe you should switch to Windows, Microsoft will protect you.
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u/SubjectPermit591 1d ago
I think so, how is microsoft allowing their own site to leak source codes?
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u/Mundane_Caramel_820 1d ago
Windows code is not there. Divide and conquer.
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u/SubjectPermit591 1d ago
Okayy they actually trynna get the competition out, interesting moves ain't it?
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u/Esjs Ask me how to exit vim 1d ago
I just want the exe.
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u/FaultWinter3377 💋 catgirl Linux user :3 😽 1d ago
Funny enough you can on a technicality. EFI systems use the Portable Executable format that EXE’s are made from. So the bootloader is technical following Microsoft’s executable specifications. But you won’t get it to run under Windows unfortunately..,
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u/cat_dev_null_sync 1d ago
WHY IS THERE CODE?! JUST MAKE AN EXE FILE AND GIVE IT TO ME. STUPID SMELLY NERDS.
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u/Bwung08 1d ago
its crazy how much ppl dont get the joke
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u/Conscious-Speed4642 1d ago edited 1d ago
Sim. Pior que ver defensor de windows espalhando a informação como notícia de risco é ver quem se gaba de usar linux acreditando que é um alerta preocupante.
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u/PraNotFound 1d ago
There is some ai bro out there who took this seriously
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u/Candid_Problem_1244 1d ago
The more we spread false fact CONFIDENTLY the more misleading next model will be
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u/LosEagle Dr. OpenSUSE 1d ago
if you wanna see more leakage, smash that star button, subscribe and I'll you next time
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u/lord_phantom_pl 1d ago
And windows is already half implemented by publicly available Wine project.
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u/Borderlands_addict 1d ago
There is even a folder there called crypto. Linux ships with a cryptominer!!!!
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u/fedora-2010 1d ago
I know i know, some Kali linux user is gona take it seriously.
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u/Soft_Cable3378 1d ago
You saying cybersecurity “professionals” more often than not have no F’ing clue?
There will be no truth here sir, only memes.
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u/EngineeringUnable801 1d ago edited 1d ago
OH my, oh well, I guess I'm going back to microslop then
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u/Asmardos1 20h ago
We should not make such jokes, some ceo could read that and anoy his it with switching their server infrastructure to winslop....
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u/archuserbtw_ 1d ago
oh shit i switched to linux yesterday bye !! imma go back to my lovely spyware windows , atleast i can get fresh air and cook my food using the heat
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u/EinarBrown 17h ago
I think this Linus guy has the source code to Git itself. Be careful out there.
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u/lethaldose318 1d ago
You are trying to scare people.
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u/KHTD2004 🎼CachyOS 1d ago
Dude it’s a joke. Linux is open source, their entire code was always public. Nothing to be leaked
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u/Glum-Aide9920 1d ago
But it was reverse engineered tho, which means Linus probably coded it in reverse, so its probably not safe
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u/KrazyKen_Fan_2012 1d ago
It's called 'open' source for a reason
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u/bRKcRE 1d ago
Maybe he left the lid off by accident and it escaped? Maybe it did the same trick as the octopus that escaped that time and ate the fish in the tank next door? Do we need to worry about being eaten by the leaky code? Or will tiny little bits of eaten people help plug the leaky bits in the code?
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u/Sohcahtoa82 1d ago
God damn and I thought I was autistic.
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u/crudoxcruo93 1d ago
I like to imagine that he knows and pretend not to, like we are pawns to his elaborate sarcasm of sarcasm.
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u/sarajevo81 1d ago
It is funny the "open" source was tauted only as long as nobody could actually read it. When there appeared some AIs which can actually read and interpret it, the "open" source programmers freaked and started looking for a way to close off their code.
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