Challenge to TCPA/Palladium detractors

[Ken Brown]

"James A. Donald" wrote:
> 
>     --
> On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, Matt Crawford wrote:
> > > Unless the application author can predict the exact output of
> > > the compilers, he can't issue a signature on the object code.
> > > The
> 
> On 9 Aug 2002 at 10:48, Eugen Leitl wrote:
> > Same version of compiler on same source using same build
> > produces identical binaries.
> 
> This has not been my experience.

Nor anyone else's

If only because the exact image you depends on a hell of a lot of
programs &  libraries. Does anyone expect /Microsoft/ of all software
suppliers to provide consistent versioning and reproducible or
predictable software environments? These are the people who brought us
"DLL Hell". These are the people who fell into the MDAC versioning
fiasco. 

Ken