Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:57:07 -0400 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Volker <volker@vwsoft.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bug-free software (Re: ARRRRGH! Guys, who's breaking -STABLE's GMIRROR code?!) Message-ID: <20060910235707.GA13170@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20060910233325.GA3845@holestein.holy.cow> References: <20060910035614.282CD16A58D@hub.freebsd.org> <45049112.3@vwsoft.com> <20060910233325.GA3845@holestein.holy.cow>
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--WIyZ46R2i8wDzkSu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Sep 10, 2006 at 07:33:25PM -0400, 'Anubhav A.' wrote: > in message <45049112.3@vwsoft.com>, wrote Volker thusly... > > > > we're talking about software. Have you ever seen a piece of software wh= ich has > > been really bug-free? Not the hello-world, I'm talking >=20 > Recently i read about which is more than "hello-world" ... >=20 > They Write the Right Stuff > http://www.fastcompany.com/online/06/writestuff.html >=20 >=20 > ... but you did ask. -- This software is bug-free. It is perfect, as perfect as human beings have achieved. Consider these stats : the last three versions of the program -- each 420,000 lines long-had just one error each. The last 11 versions of this software had a total of 17 errors. -- But that just proves the point: despite all that careful engineering, "one error each" and "a total of 17 errors" !=3D "bug-free". Kris --WIyZ46R2i8wDzkSu Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFBKZSWry0BWjoQKURAge6AKDSwkui80ikXHfJP8R3Yu30fTnDZwCg4BYC 0zmQXTMcyZ8vErc/RwRwAuY= =tAxl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --WIyZ46R2i8wDzkSu--
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