Episode 0x05: Inducing Fryers

Bradley and Karen
welcome special co-presenter and guest, Aaron Williamson, to discuss
the OpenBSD email regarding purported FBI backdoors. In the main
segment, they discuss the amicus brief filed by SFLC (where Aaron and
Karen work) in the Global-Tech Appliances v. SEB USA
Supreme Court case.

Show Notes:

Segment 0 (00:37)

Aaron brought up a message
forwarded to the OpenBSD developers list by Theo de
Raadt. This story has been covered
widely
online.
(02:50)

Aaron mentioned that Glyn
Moody wrote a blog post about what issues about “Open
Source” security this raises. (04:06)

Bradley mentioned the gnuftp/Savannah site crack that occurred in
2003 and its security implications. Those seeking more information on
this can read the
slashdot coverage, Savannah forum
posts,
the CERT
advisory and even the missing files still
on the GNU FTP site. (05:21)

Bradley again mentioned Thompson's hack
which he loves to mention when security issues come up (06:26).

Karen mentioned SFLC's
medical devices paper, Killed by Code: Software Transparency in
Implantable Medical Devices, which she loves to mention. (08:23)

Bradley mentioned the Debian/Ubuntu
OpenSSL bug that occurred in mid-2008, which was widely
discussed online. (10:18)

Bradley mentioned a case in 2000 where the FBI was
able to open a mobster's PGP mail merely by getting his
passphrase. (12:49)

Bradley offers an even-money bet that there are no FBI-inserted
bugs in OpenBSD. (13:46)

Segment 1 (14:18)

The canonical page on Wikipedia for
what Karen and Bradley are on FaiF says they are presenters, rather than
hosts. (15:06)

Aaron and Karen's organization, the Software Freedom Law Center, announced
that they filed an amicus
brief in the Global-Tech
Appliances v. SEB case. (16:30)

Despite the beliefs of a Jeopardy! contestant last
month, “Maria” is Sonia
Sotomayor's middle name. Antonin Scalia's
middle name is “Gregory” (17:20)

Bradley again reviewed the issues of classical
vs. church pronunciations. (19:20)

Bradley asked Aaron if what was being sold in this case was
equivalent to the Cornballer
as introduced on the television show, Arrested
Development. (20:30)

Bradley mentioned that on FaiF 0x02, they
discussed the issue of how higher courts consider issues of law more
than the detailed facts of the case. (23:30)

RMS's speech, The Danger of Software Patents, is
available as a transcript
and audio
(ogg)
(35:22)

Aaron mentioned Newegg's
brief, which is a reseller. (40:50)

Aaron mentioned the SCOTUS
blog summary which included links to other amici
briefs. (41:01)

Bradley referenced Don's staff answer to their boss, Don, in the Kids
in the Hall movie, Brain Candy. (45:57)

Final (54:16)

Aaron, Karen and Bradley are discussing the alternative
lyrics to the Stars and Stripes Forever. (54:20)

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