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smx-smx / XZ Backdoor Analysis
Last active May 4, 2024 10:03
[WIP] XZ Backdoor Analysis and symbol mapping
XZ Backdoor symbol deobfuscation. Updated as i make progress
- Inexplicable perversity of human nature.
- The clever machinations of MongoDB's marketing people.
- The AGPL license killed it.
- We spent too long development before monetizing.
- Bad performance.
- Numeric types limited to a 64-bit `float`.
- Great product, but didn't/couldn't translate to revenue.
- Bad business model.
- Failure in timezones/timestamp nuances.