chgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 days agoWireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up169cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up169external-linkWireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks account | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comchgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareEdlritchEconomics [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·4 days ago he has been locked out of his Microsoft developer account, and as a result cannot sign drivers or ship updates for WireGuard for Windows users Windows users, specifically. Doesn’t sound like this is impacting the WireGuard codebase in general. Somewhat telling that all the affected devs mentioned are security-related tho.
minus-squareTabitha ☢️[she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 days agoit’s funny that the damage is 100% isolated to windows loyalists and scavengers on the prowl for their last straw to leave.
minus-squarechgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-23 days ago Somewhat telling that all the affected devs mentioned are security-related tho. For what it is worth, it’s about signing stuff like device drivers. Fewer indivual/community projects that need that.
Windows users, specifically. Doesn’t sound like this is impacting the WireGuard codebase in general.
Somewhat telling that all the affected devs mentioned are security-related tho.
it’s funny that the damage is 100% isolated to windows loyalists and scavengers on the prowl for their last straw to leave.
For what it is worth, it’s about signing stuff like device drivers. Fewer indivual/community projects that need that.