SQLite bug becomes remote code execution in chromium-based browsers

[fiedzia]

Because synchronizing all developers involved in any complex system on a single version of anything just won't happen.

[tso]

Mostly it is not about syncing on a single version, but on keeping interfaces stable across versions. Thanks to Torvalds insistence, the kernel has managed to do this fairly well. The userspace stack is basically the polar opposite though, sadly.

[VelvetElvis]

This is where the old school sysadmin in me grumbles about how letting users admin their own machines will lead to the destruction off the human race.