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On 10/16/2011 07:29 PM, Ed Hurst wrote:
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cite="mid:op.v3gwvvpoogx5dc@ip72-215-225-9.at.at.cox.net"
type="cite">Some of you may have noticed the news sometime back
when it was alleged someone working on the OpenBSD code had placed
a backdoor secretly at the behest of the US government. I'm sure
many of us are aware the Big Man at OpenBSD, Theo de Raadt, is not
famous for his sweetness. But I'm hardly the only person who
assumed Theo would not let this issue slip through the cracks, but
would comb through the code this alleged mole contributed. And
because it's OPEN-BSD, we assumed it would be reported. So far as
I can tell, it hasn't been reported anywhere. Lots of discussion,
but no actual analysis released showing it's all good or fixed.
I'm not the only one who noticed:
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<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.trollaxor.com/2011/10/why-i-uninstalled-openbsd.html">http://www.trollaxor.com/2011/10/why-i-uninstalled-openbsd.html</a>
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I note in the comments to that article, no one actually refuted
his primary contention.
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Open Source politics continues to entertain, no?</blockquote>
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Yes. I imagine that no OS is going to be "safe" much longer, not as
long as evil men are in control of gov't. <br>
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Fred<br>
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"Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it
tougher for sober people to own cars." - Unknown
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