These comments reminds me of what 'Richie' or was in 'Kernigan', when he
was given an award for his involvement with the 'C' compiler, owned up
to the backdoor that he had added into the UNIX system kernel. This was
propagated every time that the C compiler was re-compiled.
I wonder if Microsoft Windows has code embedded in it that is already
has hidden features for government use.
If you haven't read the book Cuckoo's Egg by Clifford Stoll, do read it,
although it is a bit antiquated now, it's a good read.
Brian M
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