All vendors do it, because no matter what customers say, they really do prefer
ease of use and fancy features to system security. If you try to sell a truly
secure system that is configured by default in a secure mode, nobody will buy
it. Any vendor that wants to stay in business, including Microsoft, rapidly
comes to understand this.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Randy Bush" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Ian King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 01:03
Subject: RE: Any value in this list ?
> Isn't this what Cliff Stoll wrote about Unix vendors in the Cuckoo's Egg? ;)
>
> At 1:06 PM -0400 7/31/01, Randy Bush wrote:
> >from the outside, it appears as if microsoft consciously decided to
> >distribute software with everything enabled so that their product
> >would be perceived as very easy to use. the problem is that this
> >means it is also easy to abuse. so the net is now paying for them
> >having a more salable product. who gains, who is bearing the cost?
>
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> Edward Lewis NAI Labs
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> You fly too often when ... the airport taxi is on speed-dial.
>
> Opinions expressed are property of my evil twin, not my employer.
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