Then again, I could also write something in bgt, compile it, and post it here as some cool sounding game. You hit enter on it and my evil deed also gets done.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Charles Rivard" <wee1s...@fidnet.com> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 16:18 To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] blindfold airhockey is now out You state my point exactly when you say, "Certainly, I could write a piece of code and include it in a package and then give a virus to everybody I could convince to run my modified code, but that's about as far as it can go." That's as far as it needs to go to get the evil deed done. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! ----- Original Message ----- From: "john" <jpcarnemo...@gmail.com> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 2:31 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] blindfold airhockey is now out > No, open source is not more vulnerable to viruses - if anything, its less > so. > Yes, you can view and modify a copy of the code. > This can teach you how the code works, so if there are bugs, you might be > able to exploit them. > On the other hand, if there are bugs, users can report them more easily. > Being able to modify a copy of the code does not mean you can get that > modified code distributed - you only have a copy, not the official source. > Certainly, I could write a piece of code and include it in a package and > then give a virus to everybody I could convince to run my modified code, > but > that's about as far as it can go. > A perfect example of open source software is - or was - the encryption > software true crypt. This was used industry wide - corporations, > governments > and individuals all relied on it, for a really long period of time. True > crypt was the gold standard - if you wanted high quality data security, > you > used it, and if you wanted the code, you could get it. > In fact, part of the reason true crypt was as widely used as it was is > that > it was audited by independent security professionals, something which > isn't > possible without seeing the code. > Basically what this all boils down to is that open source is just as > secure > as anything else - it all depends on the distribution mechanism used and, > more importantly, how well the code's written. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Charles Rivard" <wee1s...@fidnet.com> > Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 13:31 > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] blindfold airhockey is now out > > Aren't they more vulnerable to having a virus put into them? I know that > the closed system of Apple is more secure in this way. > > --- > Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're > finished, > you! really! are! finished! > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.6176 / Virus Database: 4460/11035 - Release Date: 11/20/15 > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
