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Asterinas 0.19.0 Brings Up X.Org & Other Improvements To This Rust-Written OS

Asterinas is the open-source project developing a Rust-based, memory-safe Linux alternative OS while striving for Linux software compatibility. Out now is Asterinas 0.19 as the project continues advancing on its goals...

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Dependency Cooldowns: Make Your Package Manager Wait Before It Trusts New Code

Most npm supply-chain attacks follow the same script. Someone phishes a maintainer or steals a publish token, pushes a poisoned patch release, and then waits for every ^1.2.3 range on the planet to…

  • Dependency cooldowns prevent rapid installation of compromised versions
  • Different package managers handle cooldowns with varying config keys and time units
  • Teams must manage edge cases like transitive dependencies and false positives

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