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Subject: Re: A meditation on the Antithesis of the VMS Ethos
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On 7/22/2024 4:24 AM, Gary R. Schmidt wrote:
> On 22/07/2024 16:03, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:38:37 +1000, Gary R. Schmidt wrote:
>>> But do be aware that a few months ago Crowdstrike bricked a bunch of
>>> Linux and Mac boxes.
>>
>> Any details?
> 
> https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/21/crowdstrike_linux_crashes_restoration_tools/
> 
> https://www.neowin.net/news/crowdstrike-broke-debian-and-rocky-linux-months-ago-but-no-one-noticed/

They do not have a good track record.

A few weeks ago:

https://www.thestack.technology/crowdstrike-bug-maxes-out-100-of-cpu-requires-windows-reboots/

That is back on Windows, but I don't think MS can take any
responsibility for that.

Arne