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[P. J. Ponder]

On Thu, 7 Nov 1996, Dale Thorn wrote:

> stewarts at ix.netcom.com 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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