One man basically saved the internet from the PHPocalypse.
PHP: The three little letters wreaking havoc across the web
TL;DR
- Ondřej Surý is credited with packaging a patch for critical PHP vulnerabilities.
- The vulnerabilities could have led to a widespread internet crisis, termed the 'PHPocalypse'.
- Surý is interviewed by Charlie Warzel for The Atlantic.
- He expresses concern about for-profit companies exploiting open-source software.
- Surý hopes this incident will lead to increased recognition and support for open-source maintainers.
- He views the situation as a 'disaster waiting to happen' for a long time.
- An AI-assisted discovery was mentioned in relation to identifying a critical PHP flaw.