Software

SourceHut account takeover via build logs (XSS in ansi2html.py)

Write-up of CVE-class XSS in SourceHut’s ansi2html path: how crafted build logs could escalate to account takeover, and the fix timeline.

Blog post · Security · Open Source · Software

Yes, no AI is now a feature

The Document Foundation on LibreOffice’s “no AI” stance as a deliberate product feature — privacy, local control, and community reaction after 26.8.

Announcement · Open Source · AI · LibreOffice · Software

AI is producing gara-ware

Bordumb likens AI-era software sprawl to Japan’s Galápagos feature phones: cheap local variants proliferate unless apps give way to malleable tools that share a common substrate.

Essay · AI · Software · Opinion · Programming

Union vs sum types

A clear comparison of union types and sum types: how they overlap, where their subtle differences change API design and safety, and when each model fits better in modern languages.

Essay · Programming · Type Systems · Software · Engineering