Even then, if the source was viewable but nobody looked, what difference would it make if it was closed source?
No-one is reviewing the whole Linux kernel + drivers + firmwares + microcode + etc. etc.
"Reflections on trusting trust - Ken Thompson" https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_ReflectionsonTrustingTrust.pdf
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npub1raf…gns2
2024-04-29 20:58:42
in reply to nevent1q…furx
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2024-04-29 20:58:42Event JSON
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