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Gates: 'You don't need perfect code' for Security

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-such-thing-as-perfect-code-anyway dept.

securitas writes "ITBusiness has an interview from the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference where Bill Gates says 'You don't need perfect code to avoid security problems.' Instead he suggests that users acquire and properly configure firewalls and make sure that they keep their software patches up-to-date. Considering that Microsoft says it is focused on security, the comments from the Chief Software Architect aren't inspiring, especially beacuse the underlying attitude seems to contradict the idea of well-written, secure code. What kind of message does that send to the developers who work for Gates?"

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  2. from the no-such-thing-as-perfect-code-anyway dept by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Slashcode is perfect example of this.

  3. Why do we bother? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I don't even know why we waste precious time listening to the devil.

    The important thing is to make Linux (and Free/Open Source Software in general) as advanced as possible. That is the only crucial thing.

  4. Free software == no jobs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
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