[Wikimedia-l] Dells are backdored

[geni]

On 29 December 2013 12:55, James Salsman <jsalsman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Can we please stop paying the Microsoft and NSA taxes


The WMF doesn't.



> and start buying
> datacenter equipment which costs a lot less? Cubieboard/Cubietrucks for
> instance?
>
> Ref.:
>
> http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/catalog-reveals-nsa-has-back-doors-for-numerous-devices-a-940994.html
>
> Best regards,
> James



Using non standard data center equipment is a great way to add costs.

As for security given the limited resources the WMF has whenever GCHQ, FSB
and MSS have wanted to get in they have and there is nothing we can do
about this.