Re: tunnel vs open a hole

["Marcus J. Ranum" <mjr () ranum com>]

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. 
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Marcus J. Ranum                         http://www.ranum.com
Computer and Communications Security    mjr () ranum com

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