On 20/06/13 18:56, Alan Ianson wrote: > On Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:44:12 -0400 > Greg wrote: > >> Does anyone think that debian could participate in any programs like >> PRISM? Or could a lone (or group of) sympathetic DD or DM slip a >> backdoor or something that could collect private info in the binary >> packages distributed by debian? > > Everything in debian has source available, so no, it can't be done > without everyone knowing it.
Well, everyone who reads all the source. And trusts the compiler to not insert back doors. http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.html Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/51c2aab0.6040...@walnut.gen.nz
