Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 11:33:25 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 64-bit time_t Message-ID: <199808141733.LAA24664@lariat.lariat.org> In-Reply-To: <199808141024.KAA13339@word.smith.net.au> References: <Your message of "Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:40:00 CST." <199808141645.KAA24210@lariat.lariat.org>
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At 10:24 AM 8/14/98 +0000, Mike Smith wrote: >> Don't want to get into language wars here, but in case the current rash >> of security problems doesn't make it painfully obvious, C isn't a good >> tool for ANYTHING. > >... which is why it's been a perfectly good tool for the last couple of >decades. Language has nothing to do with security, in case it wasn't >already plainly obvious. Security is a design issue. Security is also a safety issue. Use safe tools, and you're less likely to create security holes. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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