Now that the xz flaw is fixed how badly has it hurt open source's reputation?

It's now been a week since the accidental discovery of a fatal flaw in Fedora Linux 40; Fedora Rawhide developer distribution. Debian Unstable, and Kali Linux that would have allowed total control of operating systems that underpin the backbone of the technology industry.

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