Re: [LAU] [LAD] Some new things to play with

From: <fons@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Wed Oct 13 2010 - 00:11:18 EEST

On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 04:49:59PM -0400, drew Roberts wrote:

> Does the software world need a better way to handle this reputation issue?
> (The rest of the world in general as well perhaps?) Is there any way to build
> a signed binary where this can be checked from within the binary itself?
> Perhaps stick the signature at the end of the binary and have the signing
> routine check all but the area that holds the signature? (Not well thought
> out, just an off the cuff idea.)

Nothing new is needed. Except maybe a more widespread awareness
that if the free software world is turned into the Far West it's
not going to last.

Ciao,

-- 
FA
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