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> not using anything that contain at least single line of closed/proprietary code It's not just that. The existence of source code doesn't mean the binaries ar
by danellis 8y ago
> not using anything that contain at least single line of closed/proprietary code
It's not just that. The existence of source code doesn't mean the binaries are uninfected. You'd have to actually build it yourself from source. And even then, unless you've audited the source, you're still not sure. Of course, you'd have to build that compiler from source (that you've audited) using...? And all that on an OS with libc, libdl etc that you've built yourself.
- mont 8y agoDon't forget you have to audit the microcode running you're cpu too, and the gate networks executing the microcode, and...
- binaryblitz 8y agoYou joke, but wouldn't we have caught SPECTRE or Meltdown a lot faster if someone had?