tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post3627549236583979990..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: Can Open Source Be Trusted?Glyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-68851384196619746162010-12-28T09:56:33.767+00:002010-12-28T09:56:33.767+00:00@Pierre: interesting link - thanks@Pierre: interesting link - thanksGlyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-46226870777937065552010-12-28T09:54:33.991+00:002010-12-28T09:54:33.991+00:00Ken Thompson (ACM award) responded to the question...Ken Thompson (ACM award) responded to the question in 1984:<br /><br />http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.html<br /><br />Having the source code does not allow you to find (any serious) backdoor.<br /><br />When you are "open" to anybody, chances are that the crooks will get into the game.<br /><br />To paraphrase Bruce Schneier, "adopting software is a matter of trusting the author".<br /><br />While you can sue an individual for injecting malicious code in his program, open-source makes accounting impossible in this area.Pierrehttp://gwan.ch/noreply@blogger.com