Re: [SC-L] Genotypes and Phenotypes

2009-10-18 Thread Andy Steingruebl
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 9:55 AM, Gunnar Peterson wrote: > Its been awhile since there was a bugs vs flaws debate, so here is a snippet > from Jaron Lanier > A: No, no, they're not. What's the difference between a bug and a variation > or an imperfection? If you think about it, if you make a small

Re: [SC-L] Genotypes and Phenotypes (Gunnar Peterson)

2009-10-17 Thread SC-L Reader Dave Aronson
Chris Wysopal wrote: > In certain cases like aircraft where the economic pain of failure > is high you get DO-178B, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and > Equipment Certification. For that type of software you might see the > purchase of highly reliable libraries that have also met th

Re: [SC-L] Genotypes and Phenotypes (Gunnar Peterson)

2009-10-15 Thread Chris Wysopal
ation. -Chris From: sc-l-boun...@securecoding.org [mailto:sc-l-boun...@securecoding.org] On Behalf Of Andreas Saurwein Franci Gonçalves Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:49 AM To: Secure Coding List Subject: Re: [SC-L] Genotypes and Phenotypes (Gunnar Peterson) 2009/10/14 SC-L Reader Dave Ar

Re: [SC-L] Genotypes and Phenotypes (Gunnar Peterson)

2009-10-14 Thread Andreas Saurwein Franci Gonçalves
2009/10/14 SC-L Reader Dave Aronson > Andreas Saurwein Franci Gonçalves wrote > (rearranged into correct order): > > > 2009/10/13 Bobby Miller > >> > >> The obvious difference is "parts". In manufacturing, things are > assembled > >> from well-known, well-specified, tested parts. Hmmm >

Re: [SC-L] Genotypes and Phenotypes (Gunnar Peterson)

2009-10-14 Thread SC-L Reader Dave Aronson
Andreas Saurwein Franci Gonçalves wrote (rearranged into correct order): > 2009/10/13 Bobby Miller >> >> The obvious difference is "parts". In manufacturing, things are assembled >> from well-known, well-specified, tested parts. Hmmm > Thats the idea of libraries. Well known, well specif

Re: [SC-L] Genotypes and Phenotypes (Gunnar Peterson)

2009-10-13 Thread Andreas Saurwein Franci Gonçalves
Thats the idea of libraries. Well known, well specified, well tested parts. Well, whatever. 2009/10/13 Bobby Miller > The obvious difference is "parts". In manufacturing, things are assembled > from well-known, well-specified, tested parts. Hmmm > > >> ... If you look at other things >> th

Re: [SC-L] Genotypes and Phenotypes (Gunnar Peterson)

2009-10-13 Thread Bobby Miller
The obvious difference is "parts". In manufacturing, things are assembled from well-known, well-specified, tested parts. Hmmm > ... If you look at other things > that people build, like oil refineries, or commercial aircraft, we can > deal with complexity much more effectively than we can w

[SC-L] Genotypes and Phenotypes

2009-10-12 Thread Gunnar Peterson
Its been awhile since there was a bugs vs flaws debate, so here is a snippet from Jaron Lanier Q: What's wrong with the way we create software today? A: I think the whole way we write and think about software is wrong. If you look at how things work right now, it's strange -- nobody -- a