LWN's 2020 vision

Thanks but no thanks. One of the reasons I prefer Linux and FLOSS software in general to proprietary alternatives is that I can be reasonably sure there is no remote kill switch for anyone to (ab)use, at least in the software (what the hardware does without telling me is another matter). This is way too much power to give to any third party for my taste. What if whoever controls it isn't as benevolent as I thought? What if they get hacked, or legally forced to give up control?

I agree that container images shipping outdated and insecure libraries is a problem - but one caused by the questionable design of bundling everything and making updating stuff each and every image maintainer's duty. That should certainly be addressed somehow - but please, let's keep kill switches out of this.