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Surely these two things aren't exclusive? One could log into one's account on a (Linux|BSD|etc.) installation and find all one's data gone, then read the source
by ionfish 17y ago
Surely these two things aren't exclusive? One could log into one's account on a (Linux|BSD|etc.) installation and find all one's data gone, then read the source code to find out what went wrong. I presume you don't check the complete source code for your operating system before installing it, just to see if there are any bugs there.
- borism 17y agoBesides, checking all "OS" source code won't save you. You'll also need to read all source code for the compiler etc. as proven by Ken Thompson: http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.html http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.html
- randallsquared 17y agoI don't think anyone is suggesting that this is malicious, and any compiler-only bug that didn't affect only compiling would almost have to be.