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Re: Information [for new PGP user]
On Thu, 7 Nov 1996, Dale Thorn wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > >> On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, Edward R. Figueroa wrote:
[snip]
> > You can read and compile the source code yourself.
>
> [snip, snip]
>
> Really? All 60,000 or so lines, including all 'includes' or attachments?
>
> I'll bet you can't find 10 out of 1,000 users who have read the total source,
> let alone comprehended and validated it.
the point is that the source code is available and public. I may not be
able to find any errors or hiddens trapdoors in it, but I have greater
trust in it because many other people can read it and make public
comments about it. the advantage of a published (public) work is that
even those of us who are not experts can gain the advantage of having the
work reviewed openly by anyone who is so inclined.
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