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Announcing Faster, Lighter Firefox Downloads for Linux with .tar.xz Packaging!

2 years ago by Florencia (she/her) to c/linux

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We’re excited to announce an improvement for our Linux users that enhances both performance and compatibility with various Linux distributions. Switching to .tar.xz Packaging for Linux Builds In our ongoing ...
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theshatterstone54 -1 points 2 years ago

Yes, use the format that was almost backdoored a few months ago! I'm sure it has a very strong development team behind it! /s

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x00z 9 points 2 years ago

I would call it the format that has the most eyes on it now.

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theshatterstone54 -3 points 2 years ago

My point is that it had an overworked maintainer who was easily persuaded into giving the project to someone else. I highly doubt it has gotten a solid team behind it now.

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nef 7 points 2 years ago

It wasn't "easy" at all, they had to put in over 2 years of useful contributions before there was chance to insert the malware. If you're worried just stay on an older version, it should still open new files perfectly fine.

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boredsquirrel 1 point 2 years ago

It was easier than taking over zstd for sure

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nef 0 points 2 years ago

Yes, projects backed by multi-billion dollar companies do tend to be more resistant to that kind of attack.

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