Canonical

Canonical’s New Project Isn’t About Safe Rust. It’s About Replacing You.

📅 August 20, 2026 📂 AI & Machine Learning

Canonical’s new project to translate C to safe Rust isn’t about memory safety—it’s about replacing human maintainers with corporate-controlled automation. The technical challenge is huge (C lacks lifetime info), but the real goal is to bypass community governance in projects like Debian. Developers should be skeptical of tools that promise efficiency but deliver control.

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Ubuntu’s TPM Encryption Is a Trap. Here’s How It Will Destroy Your System.

📅 July 28, 2026 📂 Privacy & Security

Canonical has tied Ubuntu’s TPM encryption to a snap-based kernel that becomes permanently unupdatable if a bug surfaces. This creates a single point of failure where a routine encryption snap bug forces a full system reinstall. The very security feature that protects your data now makes your system more fragile than ever. This isn’t a bug—it’s a design choice that prioritizes ecosystem lock-in over user reliability.

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