http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.os.openbsd.tech/22557
Of interest: what would be a good strategy for preventing malicious contributions to sensitive open-source code?
possible backdoors in OpenBSD IPSEC
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This is something I've been curious about, myself (keeping backdoors out of OSS, that is; not this specific FBI OpenBSD thing).
I don't really suppose there is much of a way besides appointing people you trust to thoroughly review code to approve of all contributions before they're merged into the main tree. But of course everyone has a price, so that's never an assurance.
I don't really suppose there is much of a way besides appointing people you trust to thoroughly review code to approve of all contributions before they're merged into the main tree. But of course everyone has a price, so that's never an assurance.
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Have robots write all the code.
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Who would code the robots?hairscapades wrote:Have robots write all the code.
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Isaac Asimov.Heartattack wrote:Who would code the robots?hairscapades wrote:Have robots write all the code.
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Soon enough, we'd find out that SOYLENT CODE IS MADE OF PEOPLEEEEEhairscapades wrote:Have robots write all the code.
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