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To trust the code you need to understand it, or trust someone else that understand it. I would not claim I can do that without spending a lot of time since I'm
by fabrice_d 3y ago
To trust the code you need to understand it, or trust someone else that understand it. I would not claim I can do that without spending a lot of time since I'm unfamiliar with the coreboot code base in the first place. Saying "you can just recompile yourself" is as useful as "you can cook deadly mushrooms yourself" instead of getting food poisoning from a 3rd party.
- zacmps 3y agoYou say that like you or anyone else on the planet understands and trusts all the software they have running on their (phone/laptop/desktop). That ship sailed a long time ago.
- pacifika 3y agoI think the idea is that all the people on the planet collectively can understand whether to trust all the software. The rest is comms.
- spookie 3y agoTransparency breeds legitimacy. Look, being able to look at the source of truth is the best you can hope for. Moreover, the project has been around for some time. If that's not enough, then fair, at the end of the day the choice is yours.