Re: Unofficial buildd network has been shut down
On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 05:02:49PM +0100, Andrew Suffield wrote:
>
> Don't be absurd. We build gcc from published sources that the whole
> world can look at, and which a large number of people *do* look at on
> a regular basis. It is not plausible for an exploit to be concealed in
> there; too many people would have to know about it.
You really should read "Reflections on Trusting Trust" by Ken
Thompson, written in 1984.
There is a copy available on:
http://www.acm.org/classics/sep95/
Kurt
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