[SystemSafety] Hypocrite Commits to the Linux kernel

[Derek M Jones]

All,

Researchers have been checking out Linux kernel developers ability
to detect what they call "Hypocrite Commits" by  submitting patches
containing known mistakes to the Linux kernel.

Some observations:
https://lobste.rs/s/3qgyzp/they_introduce_kernel_bugs_on_purpose

Apart from some of the patches being rather clueless
'vulnerabilities' (e.g., essentially dead code), they forgot to
enlist a sleeper agent:
http://shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com/2021/04/01/linux-has-a-sleeper-agent-working-as-a-core-developer/

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Derek M. Jones           Evidence-based software engineering
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