Re: security alerts in busybox

Emmanuel Deloget via busybox <[email protected]> Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:22:02 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.busybox
Message-ID <CAKh=nwFv2gOr4byS=pHyDGxChEwWOyG+GUTfxKzSLerJ_mvkMA@mail.gmail.com>
I understand that this might bother you but...

Today, A guy via busybox
> On someday, Someone via busybox
> > On a previous day, Someone lese via busybox
> > > On another day, Another Person via busybox
> > >
> > > Mine is bigger.
> >
> > No, mine is bigger
>
> You're both wrong.? It's mine that is bigger.

I understand that some of you guys might be hungry for flesh, bones
and blood, but to *some os us* (i.e. the readers of the mailing list)
this is supposed to be:

1) a collaborative community. I have noticed a pattern for the last
two years where collaboration is more and more difficult. I've seen
fights that could have been entirely avoided, including with members
of other communities.

2) a safe place. I mean, disagreement on how to do things are of
course inevitable, but name calling? I'm pretty sure that's not
related to anything technical. This is beyond unhelpfull.

3) a professional place. Busybox is present in many professional or
semi-professional products, and it's an important part of the open
source ecosystem. Guys like me are using this mailing list to get a
better understanding of the project itself, and to generally be aware
in advance of what's happening in the busybox world.

Frankly, for the last few monthes, this mailing list failed on all
these 3 points. It's filled with ego patches, weird reactions, insults
and sterile debates.

So, can we re-focus on what's at stake here?