Linux Firmware Update Utility Fwupd Will Use Zstd Compression for Future Releases
The devs are also considering enforcing signed commits in an attempt to prevent supply chain issues like the XZ backdoor.
Edit: note for downvotes: I understand some of you disagree with the need for a switch. However, are you downvoting the news itself (i.e. shooting the messenger?)
Brodie is that you?
Anyhow I would argue that it is indeed a supply chain but you still need to be respectful of the volunteers. The article seems to mostly talking about proprietary software anyway.
His video is where I got that from. Well as the article points out it’s not like a traditional supply chain where there is an agreement or guarantees.