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Re: Lindows Issues


From: daw () mozart cs berkeley edu (David Wagner)
Date: 20 Jul 2002 01:41:57 GMT

Timothy L. Salus wrote:
Therefore any code or system can be broken

This is debateable, but more importantly, it is an dangerous meme.
If you repeat it enough, the uninformed may easily get the impression
that this whole computer security business is hopeless, therefore why
bother with any of it?  Of course, all of us on this list know that such
an impression would be inaccurate -- there is a lot that can be done to
reduce the risk, and it is worth doing -- but I consider it important
to avoid fostering this potential misunderstanding.


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