viruses and hashes

[orange]

sorry, perhaps a bit offtopic..
there is this excellent 'whitelist' project: http://www.nsrl.nist.gov/
seems it hasn't been mentioned here before. Its aim is to catalog hashes (md5 and sha, iirc) of all (executable) files! Yes, there are some Amiga files in the database. That should help a lot in tracking down viruses and such. There is also that site with Kickstart (and Workbench) hashes.
Anyway, I think, if nsrl site accepts submissions, people with lot of original software should help.

[orange]

You're joking, right? You want people to help the NSA in their mission to erode our freedoms?

I wouldn't be so paranoid. This is Amigas, after all. Doubt anyone uses them for anything interesting to NSA. Besides, anyone can check the hashes themselves and report errors.  

In any case, its a good idea. Maybe someone 'independent' could start making such database for Amiga, or simply expand the one with Workbench and Kickstart.

[orange]

Amiga is one of the few computers that can be used to repel mind control waves - DON'T LET THE NSA SPY ON YOUR AMIGA!!:rant:

gotta love the tinfoiled penguin.
perhaps someone should start making one with boing logo, for the worried Amigists.

[orange]

NSA? How are they involved in this project and how will they erode our freedoms using checksums?

my guess is he thinks we might one day be forced to use 'whitelist' only software. something like that TPM thing. but that horse left the stable long ago. people want freedom.

or, perhaps, that a 'government approved' virus would be listed.