[Cryptography] Open Source Sandboxes to Enforce Security on Proprietary Code?

[Kent Borg]

On 08/19/2014 01:45 PM, Maarten Billemont wrote:
> Along with the claim of using open source code needs to come the 
> ability to verify that the shipped product is not a modified version 
> of said code and/or a way to replace the open source part of the 
> proprietary system with a self-compiled and debuggable version of the 
> open source code, both technically and legally.
>
> Not to open a can of worms, but this is exactly the reason behind the 
> distinction between free software and non-free open source software.

Indeed, important point.

The larger system is a tricky problem, doing a proprietary product that 
is effectively penned into a verifiable open source enforced censorship 
cage. Without also giving away the proprietary bits.

Thanks for all the answers,

-kb
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