Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software

From	Snerdly <noneofyourbusiness@anyway.com>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.freeware, alt.computer.security, alt.hacker, alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software
Date	2015-12-29 13:53 -0700
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<n5urni$koa$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 12/28/2015 6:45 PM, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
> Snerdly wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>
>> On 12/28/2015 2:01 PM, chrisv wrote:
>>> Snerdly wrote:
>>>
>>>> But that is what Peter had written.
>>>>
>>>> "You are truly a snittish idiot. Having the source is useful for every user,
>>>> even if he is a total non-programmer. It makes certain that the programs are
>>>> available and changeable."
>>>>
>>>> Now, don't you think that your vitriol should be directed to Peter?
>>>
>>> Nope.  It's your stupid interpretation of Peter's "useful for every
>>> user" that deserves my vitriol.
>>
>> It isn't useful for every user.
>> Most users don't even bother to look at source code.
>
> True.  They depend on *others* who do look at the source code.
>

Absolutely.

> In fact, since there is probably no Linux user that looks at
> every line of code in his distro, it is highly probable that
> all Linux users depend, to varying extents, on *other* people
> looking at the source code.
>
> If I fix a bug, you benefit, even if you don't know C from D.
>
Yes, and that is what the employer will do is hire a programmer to 
either modify or fix code when the source is handy.  The employer can't 
expect the secretary to fix it.

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Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Anonymous <anonymous@hoi-polloi.org> - 2015-12-21 09:17 +0100
  Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-12-21 09:07 -0500
    Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software linuxiac <linuxiac@usa.com> - 2015-12-21 14:47 +0000
      Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-12-21 09:58 -0500
        Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2015-12-21 15:37 +0000
          Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-12-21 10:45 -0500
            Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2015-12-23 10:12 +0000
              Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-12-23 11:19 -0500
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2015-12-24 11:41 +0000
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-12-24 14:21 +0100
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-12-24 11:54 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Big Bad Bob <BigBadBob-at-mrp3-dot-com@testing.local> - 2015-12-24 13:49 -0800
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-12-24 15:24 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snerdly <noneofyourbusiness@anyway.net> - 2015-12-24 15:32 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-12-24 20:00 -0500
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-28 06:55 -0600
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snerdly <noneofyourbusiness@anyway.net> - 2015-12-28 11:08 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-28 13:26 -0600
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-12-28 13:02 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snerdly <noneofyourbusiness@anyway.net> - 2015-12-28 13:30 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-28 15:01 -0600
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snerdly <noneofyourbusiness@anyway.com> - 2015-12-28 18:33 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-28 20:45 -0500
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-12-28 19:02 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snerdly <noneofyourbusiness@anyway.com> - 2015-12-29 13:53 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2015-12-30 01:35 +0000
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-12-29 19:03 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-30 06:15 -0600
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-12-30 09:33 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-01-03 05:18 +0000
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-30 06:24 -0600
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-28 15:17 -0600
                Re: Eddie Haskell admits: William Jefferson Clinton lied to the country when he said Iraq had WMD Anonymous <anonymous@foto.nl1.torservers.net> - 2015-12-28 18:05 -0500
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Anonymous <nobody@remailer.paranoici.org> - 2015-12-29 21:00 +0000
                Re: Eddie Haskell admits: William Jefferson Clinton lied to the country when he said Iraq had WMD Anonymous <nobody@remailer.paranoici.org> - 2015-12-28 23:26 +0000
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software "p-0''0-h the cat (UK) - The voice of the Sheeple" <super.pooh@furryfreeware.invalid> - 2015-12-29 00:54 +0000
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software G. Morgan <graham@grahammorgan.name> - 2015-12-30 16:39 -0600
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Anonymous <nobody@remailer.paranoici.org> - 2015-12-31 03:20 +0000
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-31 08:25 -0600
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2016-01-01 11:47 +0100
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software "p-0''0-h the cat (UK) - The voice of the Sheeple" <super.pooh@furryfreeware.invalid> - 2016-01-01 11:38 +0000
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-01-01 11:11 -0500
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> - 2015-12-28 14:42 -0500
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snerdly <noneofyourbusiness@anyway.net> - 2015-12-28 13:34 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-28 15:03 -0600
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snerdly <noneofyourbusiness@anyway.com> - 2015-12-28 18:35 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-29 06:21 -0600
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snerdly <noneofyourbusiness@anyway.com> - 2015-12-29 13:54 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-12-29 18:07 -0500
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-30 06:05 -0600
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-12-30 13:13 +0100
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-12-30 09:32 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snerdly <noneofyourbusiness@anyway.com> - 2015-12-30 13:36 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Caver1 <caver1@inthemud.org> - 2015-12-28 16:35 -0500
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-12-28 16:55 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snerdly <noneofyourbusiness@anyway.com> - 2015-12-28 18:38 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-12-28 19:00 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-29 06:24 -0600
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snerdly <noneofyourbusiness@anyway.com> - 2015-12-29 13:55 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snerdly <noneofyourbusiness@anyway.com> - 2015-12-28 18:36 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software "Anonymous Remailer (austria)" <mixmaster@remailer.privacy.at> - 2015-12-29 03:26 +0100
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Snerdly <noneofyourbusiness@anyway.com> - 2015-12-29 13:56 -0700
                Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-12-24 10:46 -0500
        Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Jeremy Bentham <nobody@anemone.mooo.com> - 2015-12-21 23:38 +0100
          Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-12-21 19:05 -0500
          Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-22 07:04 -0600
      Re: Juniper faces many questions after spying code planted in software chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-12-21 09:10 -0600

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