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RE: Bill Gates blames the victim
From: "Robert Ahnemann" <rahnemann () affinity-mortgage com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 11:02:19 -0500
"Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com> writes (quotes):;; Q. "The buffer overrun flaw that made the Blaster worm ;; possible was specifically targeted in your code reviews ;; last year. Do you understand why the flaw that led to ;; Blaster escaped your detection?" ;; ;; A. "Understand there have actually been fixes for all of ;; these things before the attack took place. The challenge ;; is that we've got to get the fixes to be automatically ;; applied without our customers having to make a special
effort."
"Don't trust our software. But do trust our patching/update process..."Don't trust software but trust our software patches... We can continue the sentence by adding that the special effort is needed because new bugs are generated by these patches.
Let's relate this to real life (flame that line if you want). Your car has a defect that causes the oil pan to leak. Ford (I drive one, I can talk) issues a recall saying they know about the leak and are offering you a free fix, if you would just take the time to take the car to the shop. You decide that you know better and that you would rather not invest the time. You engine is lying on the ground three weeks later. Whose fault is it? They told you it was a problem. You neglected to address it. I can tell you who will be paying for the engine. Today's society is about dissolving accountability. I'm all for changing this around. (forgot to send to the list poo) _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
Current thread:
- Re: Bill Gates blames the victim Petr Swedock (Sep 03)
- Re: Bill Gates blames the victim Alexandre Dulaunoy (Sep 03)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Bill Gates blames the victim Robert Ahnemann (Sep 03)
- RE: Bill Gates blames the victim C. David Wilde (Sep 03)
- RE: Bill Gates blames the victim Lim Swee Tat (Sep 03)
- RE: Bill Gates blames the victim Brent J. Nordquist (Sep 03)
- Re: Bill Gates blames the victim Petr Swedock (Sep 03)
- RE: Bill Gates blames the victim Robert Ahnemann (Sep 03)
- RE: Bill Gates blames the victim Lim Swee Tat (Sep 03)
- RE: Bill Gates blames the victim Robert Ahnemann (Sep 03)
- RE: Bill Gates blames the victim Lim Swee Tat (Sep 03)
- RE: Bill Gates blames the victim Richard M. Smith (Sep 03)
- RE: Bill Gates blames the victim Nick FitzGerald (Sep 03)
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