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Re: tunnel vs open a hole
From: "Marcus J. Ranum" <mjr () ranum com>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 20:01:29 -0400
Gary Flynn wrote: I also think that software engineering is significantly
different than other engineering fields because it is basically creating something out of nothing. There are very few natural or physical laws that set baseline contraints unlike civil, electrical, mechanical, etc. engineering fields.
Very important point!!!! If you examine a building and it's a cheaply built piece of crap, you can often tell - unless the builder goes to lengths to hide it. (Which is a crime) With software, it's hard to determine from outside whether it's good or not until AFTER you've bought it and used it for a while. By which time it's now part of your critical infrastructure and then you're sucked into the cycle of throwing good money after bad. mjr. --- Marcus J. Ranum http://www.ranum.com Computer and Communications Security mjr () ranum com _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () honor icsalabs com http://honor.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
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- Re: tunnel vs open a hole, (continued)
- Re: tunnel vs open a hole Gary Flynn (Apr 10)
- Re: tunnel vs open a hole Paul Robertson (Apr 10)
- Re: tunnel vs open a hole Paul Robertson (Apr 10)
- Re: tunnel vs open a hole George Capehart (Apr 14)
- Re: tunnel vs open a hole George Capehart (Apr 10)
- Re: tunnel vs open a hole Marcus J. Ranum (Apr 10)
- Re: tunnel vs open a hole Crispin Cowan (Apr 10)
- Re: tunnel vs open a hole Gary Flynn (Apr 11)
- Re: tunnel vs open a hole Marcus J. Ranum (Apr 11)
- Re: tunnel vs open a hole Steven M. Bellovin (Apr 11)
- Re: tunnel vs open a hole Magosányi Árpád (Apr 15)
- RE: tunnel vs open a hole Marcus J. Ranum (Apr 15)
- Re: tunnel vs open a hole Joseph S D Yao (Apr 15)