Re: standards status in the industry - opinion?

[James Kehl <shykta () dione ids pl>]

On Mon, 9 Jan 2006, Barrie Dempster wrote:

> On Sun, 2006-01-08 at 22:20 -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:
> > The first is just user idiocy, and CM Kornbluth told us what the chances of
> > fixing *that* problem are.
> >
> > But what retro-monkey programmer on the cutting edge of the Kornbluth Kurve
> > thought that the API to permit the second was in any possible way a Good
> > Idea???
>
> When security mechanisms add what feels like too much complexity to a
> task the user (and the programmer) will actively circumvent them.
Another aspect might be the cost/tax to get your drivers certified.
I don't know the process myself, but chances are you would have
to pay, pay big, and pay whenever you released an update.

(Has anyone seen a certified Windows driver that wasn't bundled with a MS
product?)

I'm surprised nobody's skipped the hassle and just installed their own
root cert. The fact the installer's running as Administrator implies Game
Over in security terms, anyway.

James
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