Just Like to make a point.
Babble was not a term coined by Douglus Adams. Babble is actaully reference from the Bible as in the Tower of Babble. Don't ask me the actual biblical reference as I do not know it.
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Is it the fact that Security experts show the holes which they know that hackers will find.
No it's more to the point that MS is trying to release software which relies heavily on the fact that they can create secure systems. The whole XP and Hailstorm idea is based on the fact that user information will be protected and that MS can charge for this protection.
MS dosen't want security firms to find holes in it's code that shows how ineffective and inefficent they are at writing good code and creating secure systems.
MS as are most if not all main stream computer firms have inefficent business models and practices. They have been allowed to run amuck while governments all over the world allow them to produce shoddy work.
If it was any other industry other then software there would be millions up in arms. If the car industry built cars and advanced the way microsoft has (Borrowing bills anology) we would be back to the horse and cart as theieves would be stealing our cars left right and centre, and when they weren't being stolen they'd be stalled in our drive way.
This condiction has existed and will continue to exist, beacuse the poliuticians are to narrow minded and just plain stupid to understand the new technological revolution. SO they listen to the industry experts, who just happen to own the biggest software firms in the world.
No one expects perfection from a manufacturer whether they be in software or producing solid products. But we do expect a high degree of professionalism. No manufacturing industry is allowed by law to sell products that are dangerous. Software companies can, they can sell software that has the potential and that have cost the world billions of dollars and large amounts of productivity.
It's time our politicians wake up and learn something about the IT industry instead of just sitting on there butts and thinking happy, happy thoughts. Or we'll all wake up one day and all computer which are connected to the WEB (Except possibly those using Linux and Unix) will not work.
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Just Like to make a point. Babble was not a term coined by Douglus Adams. Babble is actaully reference from the Bible as in the Tower of Babble. Don't ask me the actual biblical reference as I do not know it. G
What is the real issue here ?
Is it the fact that Security experts show the holes which they know that hackers will find.
No it's more to the point that MS is trying to release software which relies heavily on the fact that they can create secure systems. The whole XP and Hailstorm idea is based on the fact that user information will be protected and that MS can charge for this protection.
MS dosen't want security firms to find holes in it's code that shows how ineffective and inefficent they are at writing good code and creating secure systems.
MS as are most if not all main stream computer firms have inefficent business models and practices. They have been allowed to run amuck while governments all over the world allow them to produce shoddy work.
If it was any other industry other then software there would be millions up in arms. If the car industry built cars and advanced the way microsoft has (Borrowing bills anology) we would be back to the horse and cart as theieves would be stealing our cars left right and centre, and when they weren't being stolen they'd be stalled in our drive way.
This condiction has existed and will continue to exist, beacuse the poliuticians are to narrow minded and just plain stupid to understand the new technological revolution. SO they listen to the industry experts, who just happen to own the biggest software firms in the world.
No one expects perfection from a manufacturer whether they be in software or producing solid products. But we do expect a high degree of professionalism. No manufacturing industry is allowed by law to sell products that are dangerous. Software companies can, they can sell software that has the potential and that have cost the world billions of dollars and large amounts of productivity.
It's time our politicians wake up and learn something about the IT industry instead of just sitting on there butts and thinking happy, happy thoughts. Or we'll all wake up one day and all computer which are connected to the WEB (Except possibly those using Linux and Unix) will not work.