[liberationtech] Google confirms critical Android crypto flaw

[Doug Chamberlin]

On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 7:58 PM, Nathan of Guardian <
nathan at guardianproject.info> wrote:

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> Maxim Kammerer <mk at dee.su> wrote:
> >In any case, I find this bikeshedding of side remarks pretty annoying,
> >it is quite pointless.
>
> Well, I see it as practical proof of the value of open-source, the need to
> avoid reinventing the crypto wheel, and that no amount of money buys you
> perfect code. Only time, commitment, iteration and auditing get you there.
>
> The history of commit authors to the Linux kernel, and why it matters,
> definitely is a valuable libtech topic, IMHO.
>

And my point was that you don't need hyperbole to make a legitimate point.
But that seems to have been lost, so no need to continue this.
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