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They can, for example, have a policy that every code change is reviewed by a non-US employee.


Unless the backdoor is inserted right before the compilation.


How about several build servers, and a system for comparing builds -- giving an error if one (or more) of the builds differ?

You'd still have to run that same algorithm against all distribution mirrors, and even then, you'd have to find a way for any suspect distribution site not to be able to detect who's downloading (giving a potential reviewer a "good" build, while giving everyone else a false one).

Come to think of it, this might be a good case for distribution over bittorrent?




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