Please remember that this topic is about GnuLinux, not World Politics.
Considering political effects on Technology and GnuLinux, e-waste, the internet, etc is worthwhile.
But it is better to avoid tangents about hypotheses covering general politics or political finance.
Most people do not enter those topics to learn, but to teach what they fervently believe. This means that discussion swiftly breaks down to arguing.
Except that Crowdstrike apparently did affect (some) Linux systems - reported in April and June of this year:
"It turns out that similar problems have been occurring for months without much awareness, despite the fact that many may view this as an isolated incident. Users of Debian and Rocky Linux also experienced significant disruptions as a result of CrowdStrike updates, raising serious concerns about the company's software update and testing procedures. These occurrences highlight potential risks for customers who rely on their products daily.
In April, a CrowdStrike update caused all Debian Linux servers in a civic tech lab to crash simultaneously and refuse to boot. The update proved incompatible with the latest stable version of Debian, despite the specific Linux configuration being supposedly supported. The lab's IT team discovered that removing CrowdStrike allowed the machines to boot and reported the incident.
A team member involved in the incident expressed dissatisfaction with CrowdStrike's delayed response. It took them weeks to provide a root cause analysis after acknowledging the issue a day later. The analysis revealed that the Debian Linux configuration was not included in their test matrix."
I totally agree re our over-reliance on technology and the need to harden systems.
But it also means the solution should come from the GNU/Linux community/Devs.
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