Bill Gates Has Lots of MONEY MONEY MONEY MONEY
RobertoSalazar | 10/12/05
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On that same note
Loverock Davidson | 10/12/05
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Aisle 5,220,300,574,107,229,333
DarbyOhara | 10/12/05
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Just present your purchase receipt for your FREE download.
Update victim | 10/12/05
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From all your posts
Sabz5150 | 10/12/05
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From all my posts
Loverock Davidson | 10/12/05
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looks like a complete list to me
linuxoverwindows | 10/13/05
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glad you agree
Loverock Davidson | 10/13/05
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you are correct
linuxoverwindows | 10/13/05
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You get funnier every day
Sabz5150 | 10/13/05
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so how much did you buy linux for?
linuxoverwindows | 10/13/05
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Thank you
Loverock Davidson | 10/13/05
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you are so very welcome
linuxoverwindows | 10/13/05
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No one is listening....
DarbyOhara | 10/12/05
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oops... I mean "Blue" pill
DarbyOhara | 10/12/05
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Right.....!
techboy_z | 10/12/05
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The man who invented the Internet?
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/12/05
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i still laugh...
linuxoverwindows | 10/13/05
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Gates is a Democrat
osreinstall | 10/12/05
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demo, repub... dont matter
linuxoverwindows | 10/13/05
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Differences
movie-crew | 10/13/05
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That is true you 2 but Dubya is the first thing he said.
osreinstall | 10/13/05
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Absolutely !!!
realitycheck101 | 10/12/05
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Because they don't sell anything..
Patrick Jones | 10/12/05
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Wrong !!!
Update victim | 10/12/05
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And...
Patrick Jones | 10/12/05
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door locks vs. ninnernet
linuxoverwindows | 10/13/05
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Software, license or code, should be
bjbrock | 10/12/05
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rotflmao
linuxoverwindows | 10/13/05
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I think they should hold...
ju1ce | 10/12/05
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just as soon as.....
JoeMama_z | 10/12/05
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Tech dominence
DemonX | 10/12/05
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If we lose our competitive edge...
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/12/05
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The government and for profit industry
bjbrock | 10/12/05
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really?
JoeMama_z | 10/12/05
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Yes. Really.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/12/05
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well, open source vs. big money
linuxoverwindows | 10/13/05
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immanual and linuxover....
JoeMama_z | 10/13/05
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Didn't say it was easy.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/13/05
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Im not saying....
JoeMama_z | 10/14/05
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Of course they should be!
BitTwiddler | 10/12/05
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That dripping sound you hear is lawyers salivating...
ejhonda | 10/12/05
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End Result: Rich Lawyers and Insurance Companies
dunraven | 10/12/05
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Or just maybe we would get good secure software.
Update victim | 10/12/05
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I believe that programs must be better designed, but...
jbroche18 | 10/12/05
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a good leader
linuxoverwindows | 10/13/05
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Leaders don't get punished
movie-crew | 10/13/05
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Oh yeah, really...so what are you going to do
JJ_z | 10/12/05
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Only after OSS is modified and the result
bjbrock | 10/12/05
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The mind boggles...
Compute_This | 10/12/05
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HA!!! I Said This In The Last Article
itanalyst | 10/12/05
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And haven't written a line of code since.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/05
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Who Cares If I've Written Any Code Bitty??
itanalyst | 10/12/05
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Talk is cheap, doiung is much harder...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/05
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Wow, Just Like You
itanalyst | 10/12/05
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LMFAO
itanal | 10/12/05
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Message has been deleted.
itanalyst | 10/13/05
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what is a doiung?
linuxoverwindows | 10/13/05
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Message has been deleted.
itanalyst | 10/13/05
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Detroit
movie-crew | 10/13/05
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Software Seldom Kills Anyone?
itanalyst | 10/13/05
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Wow, You Still Write Code???
itanalyst | 10/12/05
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Can We Grandfather This Back To 1995?
itanalyst | 10/12/05
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Need it much earlier to catch all the Unix issues.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/05
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Absolutely!
itanalyst | 10/12/05
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Nope, LAMP has proven that to be wrong.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/05
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HELLO?? LAMP IS FREE
itanalyst | 10/12/05
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Doesnt matter.
vdraken | 10/12/05
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Re: Doesn't matter.
cobalt54 | 10/12/05
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Let's just punish those we don't like!
osreinstall | 10/12/05
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No, It Doesn't Work That Way
itanalyst | 10/12/05
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You are wrong again
osreinstall | 10/12/05
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You're wrong on so many levels...
John Zern | 10/12/05
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Oh, And I Said Stable, NOT SECURE
itanalyst | 10/12/05
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Take your system to someone that knows how.
osreinstall | 10/12/05
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Well Axey... gotta level with you
Sabz5150 | 10/12/05
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Just hold security IT people responsible.
osreinstall | 10/12/05
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Get your wallet out!!!
No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/12/05
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I'd be happy to.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/12/05
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YOu might, but few would.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/13/05
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You'd pay $1500 for Windows XP?
voska | 10/13/05
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I never said I'd buy Microcrap
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/13/05
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Huge deterrent to open source developers
Real World | 10/12/05
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Unless the law set limits to refund of purchase price. (NT)
Update victim | 10/12/05
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People would think that was a joke
Mark Miller | 10/12/05
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I can't see how they can do that...
ju1ce | 10/12/05
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Doesn't matter
BFD | 10/12/05
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On the other hand, its open source...
Root User | 10/12/05
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Bad argument, IMO
IT Scion | 10/12/05
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Good point, And the other problem there
John Zern | 10/12/05
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Re: Bad argument, IMO
Root User | 10/13/05
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Possibly but
IT Scion | 10/13/05
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Correction
IT Scion | 10/13/05
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Re: Possibly but
Root User | 10/13/05
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A couple of issues.
IT Scion | 10/13/05
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Open Source would be immune
voska | 10/12/05
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Hmm
Real World | 10/12/05
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Right you are
voska | 10/12/05
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A lot of customers don't want to look at the source code
Mark Miller | 10/12/05
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That argument then would kill OSS.
IT Scion | 10/12/05
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Quite teh opposite actually
voska | 10/13/05
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Quite the opposite actually
voska | 10/13/05
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That's an assumption, IMO
IT Scion | 10/13/05
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There are other factors too.
IT Scion | 10/13/05
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True, we can only speculate on what would happen
voska | 10/13/05
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You're right...everyone would lose in the long run.(nt)
IT Scion | 10/13/05
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What an ignorant assertion
twriter | 10/12/05
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Exactly
IT Scion | 10/12/05
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I Would Approve Of Warning Labels On PCs Or Software
itanalyst | 10/12/05
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Great, just what this country needs
Real World | 10/13/05
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Developer's under scrutiny?
ju1ce | 10/12/05
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Protecting the small guy
techboy_z | 10/12/05
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Unions
movie-crew | 10/13/05
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Unions
IT Scion | 10/13/05
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Maybe that's why Howie's the *former* czar...
techboy_z | 10/12/05
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Even if people and companies were willing...
Anton Philidor | 10/12/05
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Here is my suggestion for this problem
Kamakazii | 10/12/05
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Your suggestion is waaaaaay impractical.
wolf_z | 10/12/05
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Certification
tty0 | 10/12/05
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Almost, but not quite.
Jake Danger | 10/12/05
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Is it even possible?
CobraA1 | 10/12/05
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Yup
IT Scion | 10/12/05
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Don't think so; could be wrong
zztong | 10/13/05
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I wish I could meet the guy
Yensi717 | 10/12/05
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Most opposed to this are developers.
bjbrock | 10/12/05
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Bad ones.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/12/05
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I can't see how this makes it
Real World | 10/13/05
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Okay. Let me connect the dots for you.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/13/05
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No comparison.
IT Scion | 10/13/05
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You're aware
Real World | 10/14/05
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Good ones
movie-crew | 10/13/05
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They know whereof they speak
movie-crew | 10/13/05
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I Thought The EULA Addressed This?
itanalyst | 10/12/05
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Not...
jasonp@... | 10/12/05
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All software has bugs, but sheer number of bugs in some ...
Plain Logic | 10/12/05
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Have a waiver in case customer chooses a less security
Mark Miller | 10/12/05
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Hold security consultants liable for flaws
barefoot_skidude | 10/12/05
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One small problem.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/13/05
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Hold Microsoft responsible? Try capital punishment:
HypnoToad | 10/12/05
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It is ONLY reasonable to expect DECENT quality
michael_t | 10/12/05
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Flaws
benf_z | 10/12/05
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Software development is not a science or full engineering discipline
Mark Miller | 10/12/05
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Good show: buying a
michael_t | 10/12/05
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who determines what is an error and who's at fault?
John Zern | 10/12/05
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Just stating facts
Mark Miller | 10/13/05
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Banks?
movie-crew | 10/13/05
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Interesting info.
Mark Miller | 10/13/05
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"Hold EVERYONE liable for flaws"
John Zern | 10/12/05
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A really terrible idea
buzzl | 10/12/05
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Absolute Nonsense
ryxr30 | 10/12/05
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The precedent is well established.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/13/05
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The difference
Real World | 10/13/05
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You're wrong.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/13/05
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Which is it?
Real World | 10/14/05
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You're being ridiculous.
Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 10/15/05
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What's with all the analogies?
IT Scion | 10/14/05
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c and c++ are part of the problem
hipparchus2000 | 10/13/05
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Drivers?
movie-crew | 10/13/05
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yes i am serious (.net or java byteccode compiled native)
hipparchus2000 | 10/13/05
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Complexity, deadlines
movie-crew | 10/13/05
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i disagree
hipparchus2000 | 10/13/05
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Moved for speed
movie-crew | 10/13/05
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"writing stable, safe code takes time" with my model unsafe code impossible
hipparchus2000 | 10/13/05
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and then there is hardware partitioning
hipparchus2000 | 10/13/05
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Hold programmers liable for flaws
tspencer@... | 10/13/05
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over simplistic
hipparchus2000 | 10/13/05
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High horse
bmonster | 10/13/05
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Let's hold Bureaucrats responsible for their bad policies
Steven Rogers | 10/13/05
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Even better
movie-crew | 10/13/05
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Sure. Just as soon as I can sue...
SamBirnbaum | 10/13/05
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This is a really great idea.....?!?!
rock06r | 10/13/05
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rock06r, nice rant...but u must be high on the
btljooz | 10/13/05
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ZDNet asks:
btljooz | 10/13/05
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Good question.
IT Scion | 10/13/05
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Also forgot
IT Scion | 10/13/05
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Message has been deleted.
IT Scion | 10/13/05
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Just Like the Government!
jimc52@... | 10/13/05
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Read Item 165 Below
jimc52@... | 10/13/05
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YES!
jimc52@... | 10/13/05
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Security Costs Extra My Friend!
wildranger | 10/13/05
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I think the companies should be
Arrg | 10/14/05
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Should be held liable if
starworth1 | 10/14/05
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And experts should be held accountable
Boot_Agnostic | 10/14/05
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Your example wouldn't hold up in court!
tatumx | 10/14/05
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developer liability for flaws in software products
johnbarri | 10/20/05
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