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List:       kde-look
Subject:    Re: Secure delete [was Re: On desktops]
From:       Dave Leigh <dave.leigh () cratchit ! org>
Date:       2000-02-10 23:44:33
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Federico Cozzi wrote:

> So, I would suggest NOT to implement a shredder in KDE. I's a complex
> task, and the result would be unsatisfactory. It would be like
> implementing a home made "cryptography", XORing the data with a known
> password. It would be naive, don't you think? Implementing a home made
> shredder would be naive as well, I think...
>
>                                               Federico Cozzi

No, actually, the naive part is believing that a competent programmer can't code a
professional quality system at home.  Would you like to take a guess at where Linus
wrote the kernel?  Without pay?

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