>> Do you really think you could convince the average user that they need to >> know this much about security? I mean, most users see their computers >>(and >> the network, servers, phones, faxes, etc...) as a tool to do business >>with. >> Nothing else. The computers are there to do a job, or help get a job done, >> and nothing else. It is not so much that they don't know, it is that they >> don't need to know. > >This argument is a total crock. Most people manage to drive cars that >remain operational, because they either learn how to do the maintenance >themselves, or they outsource it to a guy called a "mechanic". >
I think the point is that most people expect their cars to be operational and do NOT do the maintenance themselves... they DO outsource it to a mechanic. The average user has A LOT less control over their car than their computer. A car is basically a single function unit, point A to point B. Computers never have been nor ever will be that one dimensional. At the most, I think we could hope for users who learn to know better than to try to do the 'maintenance' on their computers themselves. >Here.. let's do a s/computer/cars/ on that paragraph: > >> Do you really think you could convince the average person that they need >>to >> know this much about fuel injectors? I mean, most people see their cars >>(and >> the network, servers, phones, faxes, etc...) as a tool to do business >>with. >> Nothing else. The cars are there to do a job, or help get a job done, >> and nothing else. It is not so much that they don't know, it is that they >> don't need to know. >I'll point out that the average car no longer comes with a crank to start >it, or a manual choke button that you have to remember to push back in. >The average car no longer needs major maintenance every few hundred miles. > >So why are we tolerating computers that have cranks and choke buttons and >need major maintenance every few hundred hours? Let's see.... cars have been available to the general public for about, what, (at least) 75 years? And computers? Maybe 25? I think if you look at the progression the computer industry has made in that time, it FAR outweighs the manual choke or crank start... I think your paragraph above proves the point perfectly.... You'll NEVER convince the average person that they need to know about fuel injectors. I'll bet 5$ right now that half the people don't even know if their car HAS fuel injectors or not. ~mike _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
