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legobmw99
on Feb 6, 2022
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The EARN IT act is back, and it’s more dangerous t...
Ken Thompson has something to say about trusting the compiler you use for that OS, or even the microcode the CPU running said compiler is using. It’s functionally impossible to not trust an outside vendor for something on a modern computer
https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_Ref...
aspenmayer
on Feb 6, 2022
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All the more reason for open firmware for everything.
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