Randall R Schulz wrote: > On Thursday 11 January 2007 18:39, James Knott wrote: > >> George Stoianov wrote: >> >>>> #1 How can I know that the software that I install is the same as >>>> what the >>>> source is? >>>> >>>> #2 How many of us Linux users would recognized a backdoor if he >>>> saw one? >>>> >>> #3 Why the NSA why not some international security body or industry >>> institution? >>> >> The NSA is the security body for the U.S. Government. >> > > "The?" As in "only one?" > > And "security body?" They're charge is "signals intelligence," i.e. > intelligence derived from intercepting communications, mostly > electronic, both over-the-air and via the Internet and telephone > networks. Naturally, this leads them to extensive cryptanalysis and > cryptographic work. >
Well, in this context anyway. There's of course the CIA, FBI and military. > > >> You want Dubya to trust some other country to ensure his "goofs" get >> covered up? ;-) >> > > You don't know what I want w.r.t. the 43rd president of the U.S. (By > which I mean I don't want you to know what I want w.r.t. the 43rd > president of the U.S...) > > Notice that when he talked about mistakes yesterday, he didn't mention hanging chad? ;-) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
