Re: wacky question
On 20/06/13 18:56, Alan Ianson wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:44:12 -0400
> Greg wrote:
>
>> Does anyone think that debian could participate in any programs like
>> PRISM? Or could a lone (or group of) sympathetic DD or DM slip a
>> backdoor or something that could collect private info in the binary
>> packages distributed by debian?
>
> Everything in debian has source available, so no, it can't be done
> without everyone knowing it.
Well, everyone who reads all the source. And trusts the compiler to not
insert back doors.
http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.html
Richard
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