> Last Tuesday, loads of Linux users—many running packages released as early as this year—started reporting their devices were failing to boot. Instead, they received a cryptic error message that included the phrase: “Something has gone seriously wrong.”
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/08/a-patch-microsoft-spent-2-years-preparing-is-making-a-mess-for-some-linux-users/
But hey can't expect Microsoft to test things against lesser-known distros like *checks notes* Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Zorin OS, and Puppy Linux.
Honest mistake, really!
@rysiek There is a special place in hell for every programmer who implements a "something has gone wrong" message that intentionally omits the known facts about what went wrong because they think their users are too stupid to care, or because they don't push back against a boss who thinks that.
