<lekernel>
azonenberg, why care about a9, there's nothing special about it
<lekernel>
except fashion
<lekernel>
and yes you can also get the ppc rtl, but again nothing special to see there (and the code is hairy, not to say messy)
<azonenberg>
lekernel: a) curiosity
<azonenberg>
b) it'd be fun to do a security audit :p
<azonenberg>
i've always wanted to get an 0day in a popular cpu that gives you user-to-kernel priv escalation
<lekernel>
what for? there are no professional outcomes of security, except in shitty companies like EADS, accenture, banks, telcos, etc.
<azonenberg>
?
<azonenberg>
what do you mean
<azonenberg>
anyone doing remotely interesting work is probably on the wrong end of chinese industrial espionage these days
<lekernel>
security is overrated
<davidc__>
there's lots of interesting professional work in netsec/embeddedsec
<lekernel>
davidc__, and where is their money coming from?
<lekernel>
the other day I was reading an interview of a hacker complaining about Microsoft's privacy issues with Skype
<davidc__>
lekernel: The company I work for? Well, not defense contractors
<lekernel>
that person has been a security researcher for EADS for the past 10 years :)
<wpwrak>
lekernel: a) academia b) those who find the fruits of their work valuable c) those who prefer that is won't fall into the hand of those under b).
<lekernel>
go complain about Microsoft privacy policy when your employer for the past 10 years has been making military drones and what not :)