[NTLUG:Discuss] Hidden Malware in offshore products raisesconcerns

[terry]

Tom Adelstein wrote:

>Steve <steve at cyberianhamster.com> wrote:
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>>On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 12:49, Tom Tumelty wrote:
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>>>Interesting link regarding software from offshore :
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>>>Hidden malware in offshore products raises concerns
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>>Not sure what the point of the article is though. It's not like I'm
>>going to trust code from somebody in the U.S. any more or less than a
>>code from somebody in India. Process and working with people you trust
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>>>>geography. Linux kernel does pretty well for software from offshore.
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>>Steve
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>I don't think that's the point at all.
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>I wish more people understood the issues. They don't and won't.
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>The Chinese understand it and that's why they compile everything themselves and have their own official Linux. 
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They call it ThizLinux:  
 http://www.thizlinux.com/products/thizlinux_desktop/70/thizlinux_desktop70.php
It appears to be very secure, well done, just a bit  limiting for us 
Americans.

>Americans have little to no understanding of the risks and perils associated with people doing software offshore.
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>At OSSI, we can't even bring a non-citizen anywhere near a project. 
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I never thought of it like this but now that you mention it, I 
understand fully.

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