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xmprt on Sept 28, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ken Thompson really did launch his "trusting trust...

I don't think it's some super novel insight by him. The news has existed for many centuries and at least to some extent, it has created misunderstandings as long as it has existed.

foobarian on Sept 28, 2022 [–]

See, exactly! He meant writing to newsgroups, which were relatively new at that time. Or did he? :-)

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