Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 10:30:41 -0700 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be>, FreeBSD Chat Mailing List <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: /.: Microsoft Cites National Security to Justify Closed Source Message-ID: <3CEBD5C1.D458ABA7@mindspring.com> References: <p05111718b910898a5694@[10.0.1.4]> <20020522025534.GB386@hades.hell.gr> <3CEB3A3B.CF62340C@mindspring.com> <20020522082154.GA4265@hades.hell.gr>
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Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2002-05-21 23:27, Terry Lambert wrote: > > Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > > So why not fix the code, instead of using it as an excuse for > > > keeping things secret, especially when a court asks about it? ;) > > > > > > Sounds like a very silly excuse to me. > > > > When you fix design flaws, APIs change. > > It would require recompiling everything. > > Yes, I know. How about "not my problem, but Microsoft's" ? > If they want to claim that their products are secure, then they should > make the effort that it takes to compile them ;) That only works if all the products that are insecure as a result of the bogus APIs are Microsoft products. They aren't. -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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