fria 1 A surge of AI-generated patches in the Linux kernel has resulted in the removal of support for older protocols, the latest of which being AppleTalk.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/06/18/linux-removes-support-for-legacy-appletalk-protocol-in-response-to-ai-patches/ 1 Like
They’re improving security by reducing attack surface. Smart move. Same practice GrapheneOS often follows, like their ability to altogether disable legacy cellular network protocols