●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, March 12, 2026 ●● ● Mar 12 [05:52] schestowitz[TR2] interesting; https://www.commodore.net/post/larry-hryb-joins-commodore-to-help-shape-the-future-of-its-global-community [05:52] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.commodore.net | Larry Hryb Joins Commodore to Help Shape the Future of Its Global Community ● Mar 12 [10:03] schestowitz[TR2]

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Software Supply Chain Security: Why 99% of Your Container is Mystery Code

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That single line pulled in 19,000 files, 700 binaries, and a complete Linux operating system. The actual business logic in a typical container represents 1% of what ends up in production. The other 99%? Mystery meat.
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And guess how many lines it took me to fix all these problems? Yes, you might have guessed it right. One line.
The truth is, your code usually isnt the source of your Software Supply Chain Security problems. Lets take a look at how to take back control of your code, without any mystery in it.
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[10:03] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-cloudnativenow.com | Software Supply Chain Security: Why 99% of Your Container is Mystery Code - Cloud Native Now ● Mar 12 [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjx78wwh#replies [15:30] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kjx78wwh#replies ) [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] " Yes that is the plan. Think lower costs by any means as the mainframe market is flat (eg no new customers coming onboard). BM has followed a typical strategy to lower costs [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] Abandon commodity markets (pc, hdas, intel servers, etc etc) [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] Outsource / spinoff (kyndryl) [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] Offshore labor / repeatable tasks / maintenance (eg India growth) [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] Abandon legacy (eg buy innovation and layoff legacy) [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] Automate (eg AI replacing labor). NOTE this impacts onshore and offshore labor [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] IBM has adopted all 5 over the last few years to goose the bottom line, and that will continue as the 5 strategies move up scale as AI improves" ● Mar 12 [17:46] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) [17:52] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techbytes [17:57] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 12 [18:36] *psydroid|2 (~psydroid@36imbvshpgubk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 12 [19:06] schestowitz[TR2]

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Software Supply Chain Security: Why 99% of Your Container is Mystery Code

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That single line pulled in 19,000 files, 700 binaries, and a complete Linux operating system. The actual business logic in a typical container represents 1% of what ends up in production. The other 99%? Mystery meat.
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And guess how many lines it took me to fix all these problems? Yes, you might have guessed it right. One line.
The truth is, your code usually isnt the source of your Software Supply Chain Security problems. Lets take a look at how to take back control of your code, without any mystery in it.
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