Re: Controversial paper - Good response article on ZDNet

From: George Ou (533george_ou234_at_netzero234.com)
Date: 10/15/03

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    On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 10:34:55 GMT, Mack
    <macckone@a_nospamjunk123_ol.com> wrote:

    >Now getting back on topic. Should software be made
    >like cars with no seatbelts or locks? Or should there be
    >a software Lemon Law that says the software makers
    >should make more of an effort to ensure the software
    >is free of bugs? Particularly major security flaws.

    Vendors to make an effort, but they definitely still need improvement.
    For example, MS' new developer tools automatically probes new code for
    buffer overflows. Ultimately it's the programmer and the team that
    still has to do good code, but things like that help. MS has already
    learned the value of hardened default settings (even more so than
    Linux, Oracle, and Sun recently with Win2003).

    Laws should be made that vendors should be made to fix them in a
    timely manner and provide an easy and reliable mechanism for patching
    them. I know we are a nation of too many lawyers, I just hate to see
    it getting worse and infecting software too.

    George Ou
    http://www.LANArchitect.net

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