Notices by Terence Eden (edent@mastodon.social)

I wrote this ⬆️ a few years ago.

As the fallout from the #XZ hack reverberates, expect to see people calling for a "real name" policy for contributors to critical infrastructure.

But, as I explain, there are several practical problems with that.

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/02/whats-my-name-again/

That's before we get to the ethical and privacy issues. Oh, and making it *easier* for attackers to target named individuals.

That’s not my name! Practical problems in real name policies.

Once in a while, big companies suggest that the answer to abuse is to ban anonymity and institute a Real Names policy. This time, it is Google's turn. They think that critical software should only be authored by people with "real names".

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/02/whats-my-name-again/

#abuse #security

🆕 blog! “NextCloud Client Command Line”

I have a headless server - one without a GUI - which I use as a NextCloud client. My laptop, phone, tablet, and server all sync with a cloud-based NextCloud instance. But, sadly, NextCloud don't offer a way for servers to speak to servers. If you try to run apt install nextcloud it will try […]

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/04/nextcloud-client-command-line/
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#HowTo #linux #nextcloud