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#47
Originally Posted by nthn View Post
I agree, but I think root access is still relevant for installing hidden Bitcoin miners or DDoS applications and such, so situations where the attacker is not interested in data, only money or whatever the intentions behind DDoS attacks are.
for bitcoin miners, really, you dont need root.

as for the open source part mentioned by @juiceme - i agree with juiceme. Without sources its damn difficult to figure out watch going on. Sure, ordinairy users dont care probably. But having the sources is way more easy auditing. Its old-school, but damn right necessary.
 

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