Post #2877532
2026-05-11 10:20 UTC
@nekohayo@mastodon.social
Sounds like a job for the people packaging the software - replace the link to the upstream bug tracker with a link to the distribution's package page or man page that shows the distributed/available versions
> https://manpages.debian.org/testing/x11-apps/xeyes.1.en.html
Maybe even pass along a ?from={VERSION}&on={DIST} so you can add a
> ⚠ hey, FYI {VERSION} has a {X} vulns reported against it. {Y} bugs have been fixed since then. The current version is {SHINY}"
possibly with a pithy "{DIST} was released during the Regan administration, please consider buying a new copy of Linux Magazine to get a new install CD" or "{DIST} is old enough to drive a motor vehicle, your security department isn't going to like hearing you're still running it"
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@nekohayo@mastodon.social 2026-05-11 13:44
@EndlessMason@hachyderm.io unfortunately the problematic Linux distros consistently refuse to do this even when explicitly asked, the link above is an example of that.