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minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoIn case anyone had the same kneejerk reaction: no, this is not about privacy etc. Just performance, according to OOP. Still, this reads like a reaction to a recent overblown debacle. edit: no, it actually does say “hardened security” in the README, lol, but the whole project seems to boil down to some compiler flags.
minus-squarewondrous_strange@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 day agoHonestly, OOP should’ve broadcast that fact. It is a lot easier sell than letting people think they changed the code somehow. Not sure why they are trying to show it as a seperate project.
In case anyone had the same kneejerk reaction: no, this is not about privacy etc. Just performance, according to OOP.
Still, this reads like a reaction to a recent overblown debacle.
edit: no, it actually does say “hardened security” in the README, lol, but the whole project seems to boil down to some compiler flags.
*not overblown
Honestly, OOP should’ve broadcast that fact. It is a lot easier sell than letting people think they changed the code somehow.
Not sure why they are trying to show it as a seperate project.