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		goodpoint on Aug 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uacme: ACMEv2 client written in plain C with minim... Static linking is a huge disadvantage when it comes do security updates.

m_sahaf on Aug 22, 2022 [–]

C is a huge disadvantage when it comes do security.

goodpoint on Aug 23, 2022 | [–]

No, that depends entirely on how it's written.

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