no way man. Leatherman Wave all the way. did rigging and various work for the circus, and that thing was indespensible. Two razor sharp knives that open on the outside of the blade for a one handed draw, Needle nose pliers, etc...and sturdy as all hell too. Forty foot drops with the pliers open didn't even phase it. The only draw backs (because every multitools has one) it that nuts over 3/4" don't fit right, and the tools on the inside don't lock. But if you're doing something that heavy duty anyways, you should have a real set of tools. Nothing compares to that. I'll agree that a real tech has real tools, but nothing's easier to carry around, and nothing else is quite as functional or usable on a consistent basis.
I hate to play the devils advocate, because I do believe in the viability of OSS as a solution, but:
Maybe it's not the people uploading binaries and source that we should be worried about, maybe it's the people who are downloading.
imagine: two IT guys, converting a small government branch, or other such institute, over to some OSS or another. with access to the source code, they could concievably put in their own back door. nobody would neccessarily know unless some drone did an audit and actually understood the program.
Or am I wrong?
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no way man. Leatherman Wave all the way. did rigging and various work for the circus, and that thing was indespensible. Two razor sharp knives that open on the outside of the blade for a one handed draw, Needle nose pliers, etc...and sturdy as all hell too. Forty foot drops with the pliers open didn't even phase it. The only draw backs (because every multitools has one) it that nuts over 3/4" don't fit right, and the tools on the inside don't lock. But if you're doing something that heavy duty anyways, you should have a real set of tools. Nothing compares to that. I'll agree that a real tech has real tools, but nothing's easier to carry around, and nothing else is quite as functional or usable on a consistent basis.
I hate to play the devils advocate, because I do believe in the viability of OSS as a solution, but: Maybe it's not the people uploading binaries and source that we should be worried about, maybe it's the people who are downloading. imagine: two IT guys, converting a small government branch, or other such institute, over to some OSS or another. with access to the source code, they could concievably put in their own back door. nobody would neccessarily know unless some drone did an audit and actually understood the program. Or am I wrong?