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Re:Google Chromium, sans integration with Google by bryceacc on Monday November 29, 2021 @07:21PM (#29387189)
i read that as "why bother with a hacked up chromium when i can just use firefox"
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Re:Google Chromium, sans integration with Google by smitty1e on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @12:08AM (#29389172)
Point being that you're always trusting somebody.

"Reflections on Trusting Trust": https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_Ref...

And even if you go Full OpenBSD, you're still relying on some chip microcode and BIOS that you bought sight-unseen.

So, unless the Free Software Foundation staffs its own fab staffed by angels, the best we can do is minimize risk.

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