No it isn't, The people who look after these projects will be using a tool called diff (see man diff) Whenever any changes are put into the source tree then those changes are gone over with a fine toothed comb. Unknown people as a general rule are not allowed to put source code into the main tree without *the changes* being checked. One does not have to rummage through "millions of lines of code"
On Thu, 2002-10-10 at 08:29, Jeremy Bertenshaw wrote: > Indeed, however my point was that when the source is > accessible, it's easier to put something in which may > take a lot longer to spot, anyone using proper antivirus > precautions would have spotted your examples. > > jeremyb. > > > From: Hamish McBrearty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2002/10/09 Wed PM 04:57:58 GMT+13:00 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Sendmail 8.2.16 Contains Trojan Horse > > > > This sort of things isn't the sole domain of open source software. > > > > PK Zip V3 came with a virus, the occasional CD with computing magazines > > has a virus, and let's not forget Microsoft shipping the Korean language > > version of Visual Studio .NET complete with Nimda worm enclosed! -- Zane Gilmore, Analyst / Programmer Information Services Section, Information Technology Dept, University of Canterbury Private Bag 4800 Christchurch New Zealand phone +64-3-364 2987 extn 7895 Fax 3642222
