How to use editable installs for Python packages
When you install Python packages into a given instance of Python, the default behavior is for the package’s files to be copied into the target installation. But sometimes you don’t want to copy the files—sometimes, you want to link to them, so a...
Anonymity should not be free
I started using the Internet in the early 1990s, when it was mostly used by government officials and academics. Everyone was pretty friendly, and more importantly, everyone was themselves. There was even a system called the finger protocol, where you...
Eclipse Open VSX Registry Security Advisory
Eclipse Open VSX Registry Security Advisory This security advisory provides additional technical details following our initial statement and the corresponding CVE record. TL;DR A vulnerability in the Eclipse Open VSX Registry’s automated publishing s...
Live Linux kernel patching with progressive timestamped rollouts
In internet connected environments, where Ubuntu instances can reach livepatch.canonical.com, Livepatch Client supports timestamp-based rollout configurations. Organizations can implement controlled and predictable update pipelines from staging to prod...
