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LINUX Unplugged

669: Harshing rsync's Vibe

01 June 2026 1:16:30 Jupiter Broadcasting

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rsync's founder came back, patched real security bugs with AI help, and triggered an open source meltdown. Plus, two more projects reject AI-generated code as the community's newest fault line cracks wide open.

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