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Episode 0x05: Inducing Fryers

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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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