No operating system is immune to bugs or security vulnerabilities. Mitch discusses Linus Torvalds’ recent notice about a recent Linux release where data loss can occur when using swap files. Linus is to be applauded for his transparency and direct communications with the Linux community. See B. Cameron Gain’s article for more information: https://devops.com/torvalds-bug-warning-is-a-lesson-for-linux-users/amp/.