Re: Microsoft finally acknowledges the security drumbeats

From: Jeffrey Siegal (jbs@quiotix.com)
Date: 02/24/02

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    From: Jeffrey Siegal <jbs@quiotix.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 20:23:38 -0800

    Marty Fouts wrote:
    >>Designing and building are two different things. If it were the
    >>case that every MSEE could design a modern x86 CPU, they could do it
    >>and then sell the design to some chip manufacturer. I don't believe
    >>it is the case, any more than every MSCS could design a Windows
    >>clone. They probably have most if not all of the necessary
    >>knowledge to do so, but the scale of the effort is simply too large
    >>for one person to do in a reasonable period of time.
    >
    > You've moved from whether or not the individuals have the skill to
    > whether or not they have the time.

    I think we agree on this. Someone else was claiming that an individual
    could design a program, but not design a modern CPU. My argument (which
    I think is the same as yours) is that the real barrier is time and
    resources, not skill and knowledge. Even if someone doesn't have the
    necessary skill and knowledge, with enough time and basic intelligence,
    they can learn it.

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