Re:Ghidra, NSA's reverse-engineering tool
by adrianN on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @12:30AM
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If you're suggesting we should fund critical software in the same way that we fund bridges, then I support that motion.
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Quite ironically for the GP, that's exactly what has happened in this case: a taxpayer-funded governmental organisation (NSA) has produced and released a public good for free consumption. They literally saw the toll bridge (IDA Pro), said ‘nope’ for whatever internal reason, built a new one downstream, drove their vehicles across it, and then said “hey folks, this over here is for you to use for free whenever you want”.