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

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/joshbressers">Josh</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/kurtseifried">Kurt</a> 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.</p> <h3>Show Notes</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://theoatmeal.com/comics/running5">The Oatmeal giant bee comic</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awoV5Wj9Iys">Honeybees cook giant hornet</a></li> <li><a href= "https://jatan.blog/2020/05/02/ubuntu-snap-obsession-has-snapped-me-off-of-it/"> Ubuntu 20.04 LTS’ snap obsession has snapped me off of it</a></li> <li><a href= "https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/is-ubuntu-software-going-to-be-remove-for-snap-snap-store/14542/25?u=uncertainquark"> Forum discussion</a></li> </ul>