Episode 196 - Pounding square solutions into round holes: forced updates from Ubuntu

Josh and Kurt talk about automatic updates. Specifically we discuss a recent decision by Ubuntu to enable forced automatic updates. There are lessons here for the security community. We have a history of jumping to solutions rather than defining and understanding problems. Sometimes our solutions aren't the best. Also murder bees.

Show Notes

• The Oatmeal giant bee comic
• Honeybees cook giant hornet
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS' snap obsession has snapped me off of it
• Forum discussion