gss44

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   by gss44 12y ago

   Like I said below, you can improve a situation without outright fixing it. I'm well aware of the program you're refering to. Have you seen some of the unit costs? That doesn't even include operating costs. The US is already n
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   by gss44 12y ago

   Being idealistic doesn't at all detract from the real practical progress that he and the FSF have made in the past 20+ years. He knows exactly what he's doing when he takes a hard line. Being weak-spirited and compromising isn&#
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   by gss44 12y ago

   Tell me how that question relates in any way to the statement I was making. Stating that "...you'd still need to inspect the hardware/software as shipped..." seems to suggest that it's necessary to check each and ev
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   by gss44 12y ago

   Regularly? Almost any major software/hardware project changes iteratively over time. You just have to audit the changes between major releases, which for firmware, are typically very irregular . Also, just transitioning to a more open
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   by gss44 12y ago

   "And then you'd still need to inspect the hardware / software as shipped, right?" Of course not. Just a small handful of people would have to scrutinize it and keep up a credible threat of catching out any skullduggery.