product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..')

Thu Jul 26 02:20:24 UTC 2001

On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 09:17:26 EDT, LBolton at geiger.com  said:
> You could make the argument that Microsoft should have designed more
> security into their products to prevent security breaches of this nature,
> but you could also argue that Firestone should make their tires out of
> kevlar to prevent people from slashing them.

Note that several tire manufacturers have been quite busy designing
tires that are self-sealing for at least minor punctures.

Draw your own software analogies.

				Valdis Kletnieks
				Operating Systems Analyst
				Virginia Tech