On Saturday 28 November 2009 00:31:54 Duncan wrote:
> spir posted on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:49:24 +0100 as excerpted:
> > Was meaning possible spying features in closed-source software coming
> > who-knows-where from. Some governments have adopted FLOSS as a general
> > rule for this very reason
>
> Or perhaps more accurately, black-box software
> "everyone-knows-all-too-well-where-from."
>
> Try this one on for size if you've any doubts:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_pipeline_sabotage
>
> Given that that the French DST was involved in that thru...
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farewell_Dossier ...
> it's little wonder they're paranoid of blackbox software
> "everyone-knows-all-too-well-where-from."
>
> (To be fair, the control software /was/ stolen,
> not properly bought, but still...)
>
I can see I got some interesting reading to do - when I'm a bit more sober ;-)
Thanks for the links.
--
Best Regards / Med venlig hilsen
Thomas Olsen
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