Re: [LUG] Linux Trojan Raises Malware Concerns - might be of interest

[tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 14/06/10 12:52, Gordon Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jun 2010, Juan J. Martínez wrote:
>
> > I verify the sources integrity before installing, because it's easier
> > than review the source code looking for backdoors ;)
>
> Reviewing source code for backdoors is pretty pointless anyway ...
>
> Read this:
>
>   
> http://scienceblogs.com/goodmath/2007/04/strange_loops_dennis_ritchie_a.php 
Thats only a special special case ...
> Now how do you compile the first C compiler... ;-)
Anyone remember James Hendrix?
Tom te tom te tom

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