The operating system apparently runs to 8 million lines of code, and
of course it?s encrypted/obfuscated. But so are lots of games on
consoles and PCs that use elaborate copy-protection and anti-cheat mechanisms. And there are quite a few people with experience wading
their way through mazes like that.
Of course the US officially denies that the hardware it sells to other countries has any kind of ?kill switch? in it. So maybe the EU has a
Plan B, maybe it doesn?t ...
Gijs Tuinman, when asked if the EU can make changes to the fighter jet without US approval, replied <https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/dutch-secretary-of-defense-threatens-to-jailbreak-nations-f-35-jet-fighters-says-its-just-like-cracking-open-an-iphone-in-response-to-questions-over-software-independence>:
?I?m going to say something I should never say, but I?ll do it
anyway,? the defense secretary said. ?Just like your iPhone, you
can jailbreak an F-35. I won?t say more about it.?
The operating system apparently runs to 8 million lines of code, and
of course it?s encrypted/obfuscated. But so are lots of games on
consoles and PCs that use elaborate copy-protection and anti-cheat mechanisms. And there are quite a few people with experience wading
their way through mazes like that.
Of course the US officially denies that the hardware it sells to other countries has any kind of ?kill switch? in it. So maybe the EU has a
Plan B, maybe it doesn?t ...
Wasn't it a more adult thing to say, we cut our losses and in the
future, we'll have zero trust on foreign weapons and specially with
code that can't be deciphered?
I'm 45 and I never imagined when I was a real teen that the world
could be run by spoiled brats and bully kids in old age.
On 18.02.2026 22:53 Uhr Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
The operating system apparently runs to 8 million lines of code, and
of course it's encrypted/obfuscated. But so are lots of games on
consoles and PCs that use elaborate copy-protection and anti-cheat
mechanisms. And there are quite a few people with experience wading
their way through mazes like that.
Although, if that fails, it doesn't affect an aircraft which might then crash.
Of course the US officially denies that the hardware it sells to other
countries has any kind of "kill switch" in it. So maybe the EU has a
Plan B, maybe it doesn't ...
No access to the code - no trust regarding this.
routine maintenance. But I seriously doubt that Dutch politician
has any idea what he's talking about. If the Americans didn't
On Tue, 24 Feb 2026 02:34:51 +0100, Vanadium wrote:
Wasn't it a more adult thing to say, we cut our losses and in the
future, we'll have zero trust on foreign weapons and specially with
code that can't be deciphered?
I'm 45 and I never imagined when I was a real teen that the world
could be run by spoiled brats and bully kids in old age.
Not really sure what you mean. If a customer buys something from a
supplier, does the customer own what they buy?
He's a politician ...
ALL code can be deciphered. Most of it isn't worth the trouble. But if people wrote it, people can figure out what it does given enough effort.
AIUI, much of the code is already not being written by people. The AI >industry is shingled way out onto the fog in a gigabuck frenzy of FOMO >without much supporting revenue. And it's catching: companies are
being persuaded to fall prey to FOMO and get AI up and running any
place the AI companies tell them tomorrow's crest of big buck is
there.
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