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BSD Coder Denies Adding FBI Backdoor

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-gonna-quote-the-doors dept.

jfruhlinger writes "Theo de Raadt has made the shocking claim that OpenBSD includes a backdoor that the FBI paid coders to build. Brian Proffitt has tracked down one of the programmers named as being on the FBI payroll (actually, he tracked down two programmers with the same name). Both deny working with the FBI."

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  1. Please correct. by santax · · Score: 5, Informative

    It was not Theo that made that claim. It was Theo that released the email he got from the guy making that claim! Big big difference!

    1. Re:Please correct. by santax · · Score: 5, Informative

      You haven't read that mail if you are saying that. Just read the damn mail! http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129236621626462&w=2

    2. Re:Please correct. by jfruhlinger · · Score: 5, Informative

      I'm the one who submitted it to Slashdot, and it's totally my fault, not a mistake in TFA. Apologies.