Re: Microsoft finally acknowledges the security drumbeats

From: Dave Korn (no.spam@my.mailbox.invalid)
Date: 02/12/02 

From: "Dave Korn" <no.spam@my.mailbox.invalid>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 17:31:47 -0000

"Philip J. Koenig" <See_email_@ddress_below.This_one_is.invalid> wrote in
message news:MPG.16d283541ce4199198a889@corp.supernews.com...
> In article <3C68BD97.7070900@quiotix.com>, jbs@quiotix.com (Jeffrey
Siegal)
> writes...
> > Warren L Holybee wrote:
> > >>Your neighbor can enter your garage to get his drill if you give him
> > >>permission to do so. Even more so if you have entered into a contract
> > >>with your neighbor to allow him to retrieve your drill from your
garage
> > >>in exchange for, say, being able to use his hot tub while he's away.
> > >>(In this case, not only does he have the right to do it, but he can go
> > >>to court and force you to let him if you try to interfere.)
> > >>
> > >>Similarly, Microsoft can search your computer if you give or gave them
> > >>permission to do so, especially in the form of a contract.
> > >
> > > All quite true. That said, if my neighbor wanted me to sign a contract
that
> > > gave him permission to enter my house to get his drill when he wanted
it
> > > back, whenever he wanted, without asking me first, I would never
borrow the
> > > drill. I also don't think the vast majority of computer users want to
enter
> > > this agreement with a software vendor.
> >
> > I suspect you are right, but I also suspect that the vast majority of
> > them (the ones that pay attention at all, that is), will hold their nose
> > and sign it anyway, when it comes to Microsoft, because they really have
> > no choice. Which is about as strong an argument for abuse of market
> > power that there is...
>
>
> Amen. Although it's also a pretty strong argument for how willing
> people are to give up their rights, or to cede power to a monopolist
> at the drop of a hat.

  I figure that I have the moral right to steal anything that anyone
attempts to entrap me into selling myself into slavery for.

       DaveK 

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