Hi Brian,
> 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.
As Victor has already pointed out, it wasn't dmr or bwk but ken. :-)
http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.html
> 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.
Yes, it's very good; the thrill of the hunt.
Cheers,
Ralph.
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