[39891] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..')
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu)
Wed Jul 25 22:20:53 2001
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To: LBolton@geiger.com
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 25 Jul 2001 09:17:26 EDT."
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From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 22:20:24 -0400
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 09:17:26 EDT, LBolton@geiger.com said:
> You could make the argument that Microsoft should have designed more
> security into their products to prevent security breaches of this nature,
> but you could also argue that Firestone should make their tires out of
> kevlar to prevent people from slashing them.
Note that several tire manufacturers have been quite busy designing
tires that are self-sealing for at least minor punctures.
Draw your own software analogies.
Valdis Kletnieks
Operating Systems Analyst
Virginia Tech
