On Friday, 02 December 2005, at 23:22:59 (+0100), Morten Nilsen wrote: > while being an excellent argument with proprietary software, last I > checked.. the source for most linux binaries is available on the > interweb ;)
You're making an awful lot of assumptions. Getting an identical binary requires using the same compiler, assembler, and linker; the same code generation/optimization flags; the same compile-time configuration; etc. You cannot assume that the system in question will provide all this information and all these tools. Just because you're not paranoid enough doesn't mean they're not out to get you. :-) Michael -- Michael Jennings (a.k.a. KainX) http://www.kainx.org/ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> n + 1, Inc., http://www.nplus1.net/ Author, Eterm (www.eterm.org) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Blessed are the shallow; depth they'll never find. Seems to be some comfort in rooms I try to hide. Exposed beyond the shadows, you take the cup from me. Your dirt removes my blindness; your pain becomes my peace." -- Jars of Clay, "Frail" ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7637&alloc_id=16865&op=click _______________________________________________ enlightenment-users mailing list enlightenment-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-users
