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Article #4035Re: distribution of sensitive software like DES
From: William Sommerfeld
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1988 02:29
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1988 02:29
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In article <4143@sdcc3.ucsd.EDU> ps111wei@sdcc3.ucsd.edu.UUCP (Keith Messer)
writes:
[trying to claim that [C] source code is not a computer program because it
isn't directly executable]
Yes, but that is a feature of an _implementation_ of the language, not
of the language itself. There exist source-code level interpreters
for C.
\begin{salespitch}
Saber Software makes a very good C interpreter (called `saber c');
send mail to kaufer@athena if you want info about it. It's amazingly
useful for debugging, as it is _really_ source level debugging. Most
importantly, you can dynamically link in precompiled modules and
libraries.
\end{salespitch}
- Bill
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!athena.mit.edu!wesommer From: wesommer@athena.mit.edu (William Sommerfeld) Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Re: distribution of sensitive software like DES Message-ID: <3157@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> Date: 23 Feb 88 02:29:03 GMT References: <8801281211.AA13780@decwrl.dec.com> <8802162241.AA16997@armagnac.DEC.COM> <2275@geac.UUCP> <4143@sdcc3.ucsd.EDU> Sender: root@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU Reply-To: wesommer@athena.mit.edu (William Sommerfeld) Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lines: 18 Keywords: DES DEC