Posts by Jeffrey Tillinghast

Uncle Sam kills funding for CVE program. Yes, that CVE program

It's been extended

For another eleven months: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2025/04/16/cve-program-funding-cut-what-it-means-and-what-to-do-next. At least until the orange orangutan changes his very little mind again, that is.

The post-quantum cryptography apocalypse will be televised in 10 years, says UK's NCSC

Re: Bollocks

I suspect that even RSA-2048 might still be safe. In fact, even RSA-1024 seems to remain beyond the reach of anything but truly herculean and costly efforts, which would be justified only in a very few cases - certainly not for cracking mine or your RSA keys.

Excuse my skepticism

As of the first half of 2025 it still remains to be seen whether quantum computers can be engineered to scale up to tackle problems of a practical relevance that cannot be tackled by conventional digital computers far more conveniently, cheaply, and probably faster. Quantum computing looks more and more like controlled exothermic nuclear fusion: an issue the science of which is very well understood, but one in which the concomitant engineering problems are extraordinarily difficult. My guess - and I cheerfully hope that I am wrong - is that, by 2050 people will still be saying that practical quantum computers will be available for sale soon. Forget about D-Wave, which is extremely limited in the problems it can address, and it is not yet clear that it can do anything that conventional computers cannot.

Torvalds weighs in on 'nasty' Rust vs C for Linux debate

Why the push?

What I find mystifying is this push to add Rust to the Linux kernel, which predictably amounts to opening a can of worms, as anybody with a modicum of knowledge of human nature is bound to realize immediately.

Why don't the Rust enthusiasts just devote their efforts to build a better, modern kernel in Rust from scratch? Quite frankly, their efforts to have a presence in the Linux kernel seem to be motivated more by a yearning to be up there with the cool people than a desire to develop more secure, reliable software.

Rust for Linux maintainer steps down in frustration with 'nontechnical nonsense'

Why are the Rust people pushing so hard to have Rust in the Linux kernel? Why not work on an O/S kernel in Rust from scratch? The fact that they do not seem to be enthusiastic about it is strange. This aside, what were they expecting from old-time Linux kernel developers as a result of their attempt to push Rust into the Linux kernel? Hugs and kisses? Perhaps they should learn some basic human psychology.

Wayland takes the wheel as Red Hat bids farewell to X.org

Here's my problem

There are way too many things that X can do that Wayland either cannot yet do reliably, or even at all. Therefore Wayland is just not an option for me until that is fixed.

GNOME developer proposes removing the X11 session

Wayland is fully ready under Linux? I don't think so

As far as I am concerned Wayland will be ready under Linux the day it enables me to do everything I can already do with X, and at least as efficiently. Until then I have no use for Wayland. Now when is this going to happen? These people have been at it for over ten years already. Is it going to take another ten years?

Quite frankly, sometimes I wonder whether this Gnome/Wayland push is being subsidized by some entity with a vested interest in making sure that the global presence of Linux in the desktop remains negligible.

GitHub alienates developers by force feeding them AI recommendations

Why the complaints?

When you are stupid enough to entrust Microsoft with your code, what else can you expect? Are you not aware of their history and reputation? Live with it.