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		borism on Oct 12, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Major bug in Snow Leopard deletes all user data Besides, checking all "OS" source code won't save you. You'll also need to read all source code for the compiler etc. as proven by Ken Thompson: http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.html

randallsquared on Oct 12, 2009 [–]

I don't think anyone is suggesting that this is malicious, and any compiler-only bug that didn't affect only compiling would almost have to be.

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