Risks of deterministic builds (was: Re: Truth matters when writing software and selecting leaders)

2021-04-07 Thread Jacob Bachmeyer
Martin wrote: On 4/4/21 11:38 PM, Jacob Bachmeyer wrote: Martin wrote: In a perfect world if everything is reproducible than all the compilations are deterministic. It means that for a given environment your source code will always produce the same binaries. Briefly DDC method is using mix of

Re: Risks of deterministic builds (was: Re: Truth matters when writing software and selecting leaders)

2021-04-07 Thread Jean Louis
* Jacob Bachmeyer [2021-04-06 05:39]: > Exploits are easier to develop when hardcoded offsets, virtual addresses, > etc. can be used. In a "binary monoculture" environment, that is possible. > This contributes to and worsens security problems in proprietary software, > which is almost always dist

Re: Pentagon linked to shaming attack on RMS

2021-04-07 Thread Jacob Bachmeyer
Daniel Pocock wrote: On 03/04/2021 13:55, Jean Louis wrote: * Jacob Bachmeyer [2021-04-03 05:17]: Daniel Pocock wrote: Its all in the last picture Paul Tagliamonte, seconded the motion in Debian, with the co-founder of Rebellion Defense and the top brass at the Pentagon. http

Re: Pentagon linked to shaming attack on RMS

2021-04-07 Thread Jacob Bachmeyer
Daniel Pocock wrote: Another example below, it shows he is batting for his own side, during business hours. [...] Forwarded Message Subject: Re: Jacob Appelbaum and harrassement Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 08:53:57 -0400 From: Paul R. Tagliamonte To: Steffen Möller CC: Debian Pr