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You've GOTTA be kiddin...
It's time the state and federal government enacted laws that dictate the before a software product is released on the market, it is THOROUGHLY tested, THOROUGHLY analyzed, and if there is ANY doubt to the security risks of using the software a warning label or some other notification is put on the package or PC it comes on.

There's some SERIOUS flaws in that bit of logic. If that were the case, NO computer system, OS or application would EVER make it to market. Or if they did, the prices would be forced to into the stratosphere - JUST so the vendor could afford the appropriate amount of liability insurance.

An example: Windows XP was released in 2001. FOUR years later, they're still finding ways to crack the thing open. IE 6 has been around about the same amount of time and the situation isn't any different. (And before you linux geeks fall into the glee of insanity, if the same resources were thrown up against your OS of choice, there would be LOTS of flaws found.)

In reality, there's only SO much testing you can do before a product gets to market. You can test, test and retest till the cows come home and still NOT find every single avenue to hack a piece of software. It's impractical to test every single possible configuration because the options list is very, VERY long.

There's also a saying that fits quite nicely:

There's NO such thing as "FOOLPROOF" because Fools are so ingenious.

The same is true of hackers. These guys are doing things to code in ways the developers no doubt never took into account while they were writing it.
Posted by: Wolfie2K3   Posted on: 04/26/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Riddens?  tubbytubby | 10/12/06
Best solution...  Dave Mount | 04/21/05
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Though you are almost always NWOR...  NonZealot | 04/21/05
It is even beyond that...  Dave F_z | 04/21/05
Good example (NT)  rapson | 04/21/05
Legalitys continued  walterreads@... | 04/21/05
Valid Points  Update victim | 04/21/05
Both ways  Update victim | 04/21/05
The difference  rapson | 04/21/05
Who?s responsible?  Uncle Buck | 04/23/05
Dream on  ibabadur1 | 04/21/05
Right On  n2add@... | 04/21/05
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Your hard to follow...  Cayble | 04/29/05
Double -- No Triple -- Your Money Back  PMC-CON | 04/21/05
Forget it - we have republican control taking away all rights!  johnlb2002 | 04/24/05
You've GOTTA be kiddin...  Wolfie2K3 | 04/26/05
It won't go away  otokichi | 04/21/05
Haha!  NonZealot | 04/21/05
msconfig  itanalyst | 04/21/05
msconfig  sjburden | 04/21/05
Blind people  sullivanjc | 04/21/05
And Mr. Kerry...  victor@... | 04/22/05
Not exactly...  otokichi | 04/22/05
How is that Microsoft's fault?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/22/05
As I thought, NO ANSWER.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/22/05
Try these options  osreinstall | 04/25/05
Highly Critical Flaws  d0ti5 | 04/21/05
You Mean Real Networks is still in business?  IceTheNet@... | 04/21/05
Hmm, interesting  NonZealot | 04/21/05
Point Counter Point  IceTheNet@... | 04/21/05
Well..  Hugh Jass | 04/21/05
Counter Point Counter Point  NonZealot | 04/21/05
It is hardly a threat on Linus, I mean Linux  victor@... | 04/22/05
Unfortunate wording  John L. Ries | 04/21/05
We told you so!  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/21/05
You should read more carefully...  Hugh Jass | 04/21/05
I know  NonZealot | 04/21/05
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Must be...  rapson | 04/22/05
Mickey Soft Marketing Propaganda  MildlyAmuzed | 04/21/05
Hello?  IT Scion | 04/21/05
Security (Real Network)  Lorene_z | 04/21/05
Real has spyware, mine is removed  la-jolie | 04/21/05
You people are clueless  zookeeperz@... | 04/21/05
Clueless?  Real World | 04/21/05
Ouw...that's gonna leave a mark(nt)  IT Scion | 04/21/05
What's the big deal?  TheCrow_z | 04/21/05
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If you run Real Software, you set yourself up  FilledOut | 04/22/05
Linux has flaws!  Roger Ramjet | 04/22/05
I only see one rant here  NonZealot | 04/22/05
LIAR?  Roger Ramjet | 04/22/05
Yes it does. lile Windows  FilledOut | 04/24/05
Not a Flaw!  Reverend MacFellow | 04/22/05
A matter of degree and not kind  Roger Ramjet | 04/22/05
Yeah Yeah Yeah  Primal1 | 04/22/05
You could buy a radio....Doh! (NT)  Beta$$$$Tester | 04/22/05
Very good  Primal1 | 04/22/05
alternatives like: quicktime and winamp?  wessonjoe | 04/22/05
Idiot Technology and Techno-trash  robapacl@... | 04/22/05
I uninstalled Real long ago ...  George Jay | 04/22/05
There is a safe way to install Real  NonZealot | 04/22/05
I'm sick of this crap..  thetruth_z | 04/23/05
Holding Software Accountable  Bkiser_z | 04/25/05
Safe way to use Real has always been to "not"  FilledOut | 04/25/05
Resposibilty  don@... | 04/26/05
It seems to me that in our litigious society ...  mwagner@... | 04/26/05
Reasonable is where its at legally speaking  Cayble | 04/29/05

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