3 ms·
What’s the point of downloading the binary if you’re going to compile from source yourself anyways? Is the expectation that only a few users (watchdogs) do thi
by r3trohack3r 3y ago
What’s the point of downloading the binary if you’re going to compile from source yourself anyways?
Is the expectation that only a few users (watchdogs) do this and everyone else benefits from the extra validation?
- kevingadd 3y agoThat model has been proven for cryptocurrency, hasn't it? As long as you have enough validators, you don't need everyone to spend the considerable resources it takes to validate (or in this case, build from source). Right now the Apple model is "trust that the Apple employee who glanced at this for 15 minutes spotted any problems".