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We're living through the Linux' enshittification era
Not really. Proprietary software have just as many if not more vulnerabilities. Linux is just more honest and open about reporting them so it seems like they have more.
Linux also shows up more in CVE databases etc because many distributions also assign their own CVEs for the same bugs.
I feel like you don't even know what enshittification is.
How is finding vulnerabilities and patching them enshittification?
The vulnerability has been there for years so if it's enshittified it has been for years as well.
Not sure the term applies here. Enshittification is about companies making products worse on purpose for profit.
See who's behind the Linux Foundation
No?