Date: 10 Oct 2001 09:12:26 -0700 From: swear@blarg.net (Gary W. Swearingen) To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: code density vs readability Message-ID: <ej8zejtqxh.zej@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <448zejljtz.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net> References: <9ptk3o$14kg$1@FreeBSD.csie.NCTU.edu.tw> <44d73xt0y9.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net> <0110090955220A.07185@prime.vsservices.com> <448zejljtz.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net>
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Lowell Gilbert <lowell@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net> writes: > The original concern, about whether emacs could have malicious code > shipped with it, is more realistic. I think it's not worth worrying > about, because there really are more eyes on the code, on a more > regular basis, than the original poster realized. Erroneous code was more on my mind than malicious code. I'm willing to assume that the development project's code-tracking software discourages malicious code to a tolerable risk level. After all, I use the FreeBSD ports and package system. And I tolerate even the risk of erroneous code in that root-run software for practical reasons with more incentive than just the convenience of using XEmacs (vs. vi) on root-privileged files. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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