Re: Microsoft finally acknowledges the security drumbeats

From: Marty Fouts (usenet-user@usa.net)
Date: 02/20/02 

From: Marty Fouts <usenet-user@usa.net>
Date: 20 Feb 2002 09:48:00 -0800

"Dave Korn" <no.spam@my.mailbox.invalid> writes:

> "Marty Fouts" <usenet-user@usa.net> wrote in message
> news:uheocms7y.fsf@usa.net...
> >
> > "Dave Korn" <no.spam@my.mailbox.invalid> writes:
> >
> > > "Marty Fouts" <usenet-user@usa.net> wrote in message
> > > news:uit8tpcjo.fsf@usa.net...
> > > >
> > > > "Dave Korn" <no.spam@my.mailbox.invalid> writes:
> > > >
> > > > > "Marty Fouts" <usenet-user@usa.net> wrote in message
> > > > > news:uzo262lbr.fsf@usa.net...
> > > >
> > > > > > The person who is being pseudoclever and employing the child.
> > > > >
> > > > > Wow. You've just discovered the single-ended fraud, in which
> > > > > one party defrauds without any other party being defrauded. (I
> > > > > assume that you aren't actually claiming this, but I do need you
> > > > > to be specific about WHO I am alleged to have defrauded.
> > > > > Otherwise I still have no case to answer).
> > > >
> > > > If you don't know by now, I'm not going to explain it any further.
> > >
> > > How about posting the MsgID where you *ever* explained it?
> >
> > How about working it out for your self?
>
> Nope. You're the performing seal round here, not me. If you have
> something to say, say it. I'm not here to do your work for you.

It's not my work I'm asking you to do for me, it's your own
thinking. We're not talking rocket science here.

>
> > There are only four parties involved in the transaction, if you
> > ignore the retail merchant, who is, after all, only acting as an
> > agent of the property right holder.
>
> You're bringing an as-yet unstated assumption about the nature and
> content of any potential contract of sale between the software
> manufacturer and the retail vendor into the argument just like that?
> Cute. I expect you've got a string of flags of all nations up your
> other sleeve.

Um, the nature and content of the potential contract is what started
this discussion.

> > It shouldn't take you too many guesses to figure out who the
> > person who's trying to avoid the EULA is trying to defraud.
>
> If you want me to write your posts and make your arguments for you,
> you'll have to pay me standard author's guild rates. Otherwise you
> can whistle for it.

If you want me to do your thinking for you, you'll have to pay me my
standard consulting rate.

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