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As another commenter observed, having to trust a decompiler doesn't reduce the amount of trust you need to provide, it increases it. Reducing the amount of trus
by akoboldfrying 2y ago
As another commenter observed, having to trust a decompiler doesn't reduce the amount of trust you need to provide, it increases it. Reducing the amount of trust is our high-level goal, remember?
But let's not focus too hard on the logic side of your argument. The part that really convinced everyone that you're right was your opening statement, "Not a programmer, are you?". From that moment it was clear that you were taking the discussion to a higher plane, far above boring everyday logic.
Like a superhero, really. At least, that's how I picture you.
- fuhsnn 2y agoThat was the response to your "what someone has told you is a binary" argument, if you learnt the basics of programming, you will know it's just a hexdump away to verify a binary, there's no one else in the room to tell you anything, you hit compile and see the result yourself, it's simple, direct and intimate. Yeah you could say it feels like a superpower, and it's a skill everyone can learn.
- lrvick 2y agoSo you just dump hex and know exactly what a program does, and can quickly understand if uses good entropy sources, uses good cryptography choices, etc in the same amount of time or less time than you could read the published source code to verify the same? If you can do that, you are the only one alive that can.