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Subject: Re: The great source code debate (WAS: Re: Checkpoint)
From: Kent Crispin <kent @ bywater . songbird . com>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 14:11:21 -0700 (PDT)
To: otterley @ lucinda . digigami . com (Michael S. Fischer)
Cc: firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <Pine . BSI . 3 . 91 . 961016091630 . 24899C-100000 @ lucinda . digigami . com> from "Michael S. Fischer" at Oct 16, 96 09:24:21 am

Michael S. Fischer allegedly said:
> I hate to be so supercilious, but anyone who cares so little about the 
> strength of a security-related product that he/she forgets about the
> implications of peer source code review probably shouldn't be in charge 
> of purchasing such software.

I hate to be supercilious, but anyone who cares so little about the
safety of their family that doesn't personally inspect the blueprints,
design documents, and construction facility for any automobile they
purchase shouldn't be allowed to reproduce. 

One would be stupid to buy a car from a manufacturer that doesn't make
all this public. 

One is, of course, free to hold any mindlessly idealistic opinon one
may chose. 

-- 
Kent Crispin				"No reason to get excited",
kent @
 songbird .
 com,kc @
 llnl .
 gov		the thief he kindly spoke...
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