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There's a difference between "we show you the proof, and you trust us as a service provider that the assumptions are correct" - namely that non-OSS software is
by btown 10y ago
There's a difference between "we show you the proof, and you trust us as a service provider that the assumptions are correct" - namely that non-OSS software is loaded in the form it is shown in the proof - and "we show you the proof, and give you all information needed to audit it." Some people will buy based on only the first statement and the brand of the company.
Now, we're looking at a top-notch team of OS programmers; presumably, they all have access to do that audit themselves, and at least some of them must be ethical and proficient enough to notice and refuse to ship a backdoor, right? But the influence of a state actor given 14 years to compromise a team shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaspersky_Lab#Controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaspersky_Lab#Controversy
- jodrellblank 10y agoNow, we're looking at a top-notch team of OS programmers Kaspersky AV hobbles my core i7 to the point where it can't even respond to keypresses. I have no view on its anti-virus abilities, but my every experience of it (the client and the management tools) is that it's shoddy enterprise churnware. And, of course, they also promote it as if it's the best thing ever. I guess the OS team could be the best ever. But my starting position is "ha ha, as if".