Re: tunnel vs open a hole

[Gary Flynn <flynngn () jmu edu>]

R. DuFresne wrote:
> It seems that the real power holder in the whole debate is perhaps that
> identity having been pointed to and referenced more frequently in recent
> rants on coding styles and such;  the consumer.  On that bent, perhaps a
> holding of breath for change to take place in forcing companies and their
> coders and such to pay more attention to the details of secureity and
> bounds checks and all, might well result in a number of purple heads/faces
> blowing up under-pressure.  Afterall, we as a buying public still payout
> large sums of cash yearly for SUV's that almost need a direct link to a
> gas pump, roll over wiht slight twists of the steering mechanics to avoind
> obsticles, and do extremely poorly in crash tests.  Even with seatbelts
> and airbags installed, under federal regulations.


Maybe this is a phenomenon similar to the saying "In
a democracy, people get the government they deserve". The
presently discussed issue being the corollary, "In a
free market economy, the consumer gets the product they
deserve". ;)

--
Gary Flynn
Security Engineer - Technical Services
James Madison University

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