Hi Katie, It’s been a while, and I’d almost forgotten about the posting… Glad you enjoyed the article, and it just illustrates how much information and history is out there available for discussion. That is one thing I enjoy about the Linux interest group community - you all share a common thirst for knowledge and debate a lot of technology trends (and issues)! I hope things are going well with you and everyone else (not an April Fools Joke)! Also, … Happy Easter! - Ed ==== On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 6:08 PM Katie via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote: > Hi Ed, > > This is really interesting, thank you so much for sharing! > > Sincerely, > Katie > The > On 2026-03-01 13:59, Edward Hong via linux wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I hope everyone in the Linux Interest Group are doing well and > > enjoying 2026 (so far). > > > > Although I haven’t attended the monthly meetings for quite some > > time, I figured that you might be interested in this YouTube article > > that my brother forwarded to me, and consider it as a good discussion > > topic for a future session. (For those of you who take extra caution > > when presented with URLs in emails, you can also find this public > > posting on YouTube by searching for the “Veritasium” channel. - > > Ed) > > > > “The Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster And No One Knew [1]” > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoag03mSuXQ > > > > From my perspective, this story is a valuable cautionary tale about > > the dangers that exist within the internet and the open source > > community. Having spent much of the past decade working on Identity > > Management and Security projects, I am aware of the presence of “bad > > actors” on the internet who look for ways to compromise systems and > > leverage their skills for malicious intent. You may already be aware > > of the events described in this posting (or already viewed the YouTube > > posting), but the situation and circumstances are explained in a very > > user-friendly style that will appeal to both novice Linux users, > > seasoned system administrators, and technical enthusiasts with an > > interest in historical events. > > > > I hope the length of the video (52:59) is not too daunting. Those > > that prefer to “skip ahead” to the meat of the content can start > > around the ten minute mark. > > > > The YouTube description provides a chapter breakdown, but I have also > > listed a constructive timeline to highlight the sections that I think > > will appeal to the seasoned Linux readers in the group (see below). > > > > 0:00-8:45 = Historical background: Free Software Foundation and the > > Evolution of Linux > > > > 8:45-9:57 = Linus’ Law and the Open Source Movement > > > > 9:58-12:07 = The story begins with Lasse Collin from Finland… and > > someone named Jia Tan > > > > 12:08-17:55 = An explanation and history of SSH > > > > 17:55-18:39 = Jia Tan and Leveraging Dependencies… > > > > 18:40-23:41 = XZ and how data compression works > > > > 23:42-38:20 = Trojan Horses, Git Hub, and the Hack > > > > 38:21-43:15 = Understanding the Danger – Demoing the Hack > > > > 43:16-52:59(eof) = Canaries in the Coal Mine: Discovering the Hack, > > Andres Freund and Summary > > > > Anyway, I thought I would share this link with you, in case you aren't > > familiar with the story and might find the details enlightening. > > Otherwise, feel free to discard this email or add it to your "junk > > drawer". :-) > > > > Cheers, > > > > Ed > > > > Links: > > ------ > > [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoag03mSuXQ > > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org > >