Re: i miss carol anne cyphergrrl

Dank U, Zooko!
We are indeed on the horns of a dilemma.
As long as the vendors can get away with crapware
(with respect to security, reliability, robustness, etc.),
there is no incentive to do better.  In info-peace, most
folks don't care.  In info-war, the bad guys (on all sides)
are delighted that the systems are flaky, and the good guys
lose.  However, the governmental incentives that exist seem
to opt for dumbing down -- despite the realization that 
governments cannot get x-worthy systems to satisfy their own
needs.  Short-sighted parado[x|c]trinarianism abounds.
Piet

Peter G. Neumann wrote:
> 
> Dank U, Zooko!
> We are indeed on the horns of a dilemma.
> As long as the vendors can get away with crapware
> (with respect to security, reliability, robustness, etc.),
> there is no incentive to do better.  In info-peace, most
> folks don't care.  In info-war, the bad guys (on all sides)
> are delighted that the systems are flaky, and the good guys
> lose.  However, the governmental incentives that exist seem
> to opt for dumbing down -- despite the realization that
> governments cannot get x-worthy systems to satisfy their own
> needs.  Short-sighted parado[x|c]trinarianism abounds.
> Piet
Yes, but this keeps us security consultants in business :)

-Doug