____/ waterskidoo on Friday 27 July 2007 23:23 : \____
> On 2007-07-27, Jerry McBride <mcbrides9@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> So what? At least you HAVE the option of looking over their recommendations
>> and reject it if you wish. They have no enforcement powers, just
>> recommendations and suggestions.
>
>> Also, with windows, you DON'T HAVE any peer review other than that provided
>> by the FBI, NSA behind closed doors and painted windows...
>
> They also have far more power because they have the entire source code
> rather than what is given to them. I doubt Microsoft, or any other
> company is going to give them the entire source code to a proprietary
> product.
> I'm also not convinced that the "many eyes" method of checks and
> balances is better overall than the proprietary code method where
> few see the code, but few also have the opportunity to embed
> something into the code.
> There are pluses and minuses to both methods and I'm not sure
> for myself which one I feel is superior overall.
Governments (not just in America) have access to the source code of Windows.
Not all of them...
Additionally, yes... you do make a good point because not so long ago someone
submitted a back door patch, which the patchmaster wasn't wise enough to check
carefully, so it made it into many blogs. I used to be highly involved with
WordPress for 2-3 years, but not anymore. I just product the stats for the
mailing lists and I use WordPress in 3 blogs. I learned a lot from it about
the power of collaboration and transparency. The code is hardened because so
many eyes are watching it every day as they develop plugins and write patches.
The code turns into elegant poetry over time. It makes it maintenable, secure,
and well designed.
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~~ Best of wishes
For governments that eavesdrop, here is a quick list of tags: Communism,
Hawaiian shirts, China, Suitcase, Martha Stewart, Encryption, Prison, Stalin.
Thanks for tuning in.
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