[Gllug] just preaching to the converted !
Nix
nix at esperi.org.uk
Wed Oct 26 22:52:22 UTC 2005
On Wed, 26 Oct 2005, Peter Joanes said:
> Overall, I agree with Nix -- From a security standpoint the benefits of not
> running the same binaries as everyone else outweigh the benefits of doing so.
And I agree with *you* that this does not apply to the source and is not
a vindication of security by obscurity: the benefits of running the same
*source* as everyone else (or, rather, inspectable and publically
accessible source) are huge. :)
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I want. I am hoping for "Witnesses reported the sound up to two hundred
kilometers away" or "Last body part finally located".' --- James Nicoll
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