Think of it as a test of maturity, whether the government knows the
difference between justice and revenge. The law hasn't passed yet,
that's why it's nice to see it scrutinized now. But it won't do any good
if people act as if it is already law...the fat lady hasn't sung yet.
D. Stimits, stimits@idcomm.com
>
> I have long felt that most of the products on the market are deliberately
> released with serious known defects just to bring in revenue. The problem isn't
> with the developers, in many cases they would love to do a better product. It
> rests with marketers and ultimately stockholders who often make unrealistic
> demands for growth and sales.
>
> Once some terrorist organisation hacks into the GPS satellites and uses them to
> misguide planes into a assortment of buildings, oil refineries and such, it
> will be too late to save those who died. Code Red upsets you, call it a wake up
> call. These are just kids. It's not a concerted terrorist attack by fanatics.
> In a sense we should perhaps be thanking these kids. They are saying "Hey, you
> idoits, wake up. Your systems are incredibly vulnerable. Fix them now before
> something really serious happens. Up to now you've only lost money."
>
> As long as kids can screw up your computers and communication network with
> relatively simple tools, I submit that the real problem isn't the kids, it's
> the crap that's being used to run the networks. Fix the real problem before the
> fact and you won't need to scream about the costs of cleanup after the fact.
>
> OK I've repeated myself quite a few times, I hope it sinks in.
>
> John
>
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