Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 14th Dec 2010 23:55 UTC, submitted by Oliver

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RE[3]: So much for the mythical "one thousand eyes"
by TheGZeus on Fri 17th Dec 2010 15:18
in reply to "RE[2]: So much for the mythical "one thousand eyes""
RE[4]: So much for the mythical "one thousand eyes"
by lucas_maximus on Fri 17th Dec 2010 15:52
in reply to "RE[3]: So much for the mythical "one thousand eyes""
What?? That is the definition of a software defect,
"A software bug is the common term used to describe an error, flaw, mistake, failure, or fault in a computer program or system that produces an incorrect or unexpected result, or causes it to behave in unintended ways."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_bug
If the software wasn't specced to allow the FBI to have a back door then it is a software defect, otherwise known as a bug. It is irrelevant whether the defect was intention or not.
... do you actually know what you are talking about or do you just talk crap/troll on OSNews?
Edited 2010-12-17 15:56 UTC
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2009-08-18
This isn't a bug, it's a _well-designed door_, not just your average hole that results from a bug.
It was probably carefully correct code, but what said code was doing was... evil.
A software defect (bug) is surely any behaviour the software does that is not in the specification. So a backdoor is a bug.
Edited 2010-12-17 13:32 UTC