Xatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoD-Link refuses to patch yet another security flaw, suggests users just buy new routers — D-Link told users to replace NAS last weekwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1463arrow-down17
arrow-up1456arrow-down1external-linkD-Link refuses to patch yet another security flaw, suggests users just buy new routers — D-Link told users to replace NAS last weekwww.tomshardware.comXatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down21·4 days agoBecause they won’t support routers that were EOL a decade ago?
minus-squareSaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down4·4 days agoCompanies should be forced to release all source code for products that are “EOL”. I will never change my mind on this.
minus-squaresfxrlz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoEspecially for stuff like medical implants
minus-squareDran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 days agoBecause that bug was so egregious, it demonstrates a rare level of incompetence.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoEOL is still EOL
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThen they can open source the code so someone else can fix the issue.
Because they won’t support routers that were EOL a decade ago?
Companies should be forced to release all source code for products that are “EOL”. I will never change my mind on this.
Especially for stuff like medical implants
Because that bug was so egregious, it demonstrates a rare level of incompetence.
Most reached EOL in may of this year.
EOL is still EOL
Then they can open source the code so someone else can fix the issue.