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At risk of beating dead horses, Schneier is making the same kinds of arguments against the "security" measures taken by the US government against terrorism as I made in opposing his stance on the risks of "software monoculture." I said balance the costs of monoculture against the risks of a fragmented and hard to maintain ecosystem. He says you need to balance the costs of anti-terrorist measures against the loss of liberty.

The resemblance is uncanny (in bold is my replacement terminology):

Software monoculture is no different. We need to weigh each security countermeasure. Is the additional security against the risks worth the costs? Are there smarter things we can be spending our money on? How does the risk of software monoculture compare with the risks in other aspects of our lives: automobile accidents, domestic violence, industrial pollution, and so on? Are there costs that are just too expensive for us to bear?

If moderation makes sense in the war on terrorism, then certainly moderation makes sense in software architectures. Recognize that human beings make software (and NEED standardization in order to keep a handle on things and reduce costs), but make sure you understand the costs of that standardization (a unified base upon which viruses might thrive). Don't assume the latter costs are automatically so severe that they outweigh the former benefits, as our government seems to be doing in the war on terror.
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Got somthing to hide???  Doug@... | 01/30/04
Ignorant attitudes like yours takes our rights away  Xunil_Sierutuf | 01/30/04
So what is it to be an American?  avilensk1966@... | 01/30/04
Amazing!  maxo_z | 01/30/04
So what's your solution?  avilensk1966@... | 01/30/04
solution?  RedHat9User | 01/30/04
I'd wholeheartedly agree with you if...  avilensk1966@... | 01/30/04
So go hide somewhere safer....  el1jones | 01/30/04
Here we go again...  avilensk1966@... | 01/30/04
Duh!  Citizen_z | 01/30/04
Re: Duh!  acetroubleshooter | 02/01/04
That's not what terrorism is.  Tengu | 02/01/04
Terriorism is a government act  Citizen_z | 02/02/04
So what's your solution? how about this  nite_w0lf | 01/30/04
That sounds good...  avilensk1966@... | 01/30/04
Isolationism, eh?  rapson | 01/30/04
who said isolationisam or ending trade??  nite_w0lf | 01/30/04
Interesting  rapson | 01/30/04
Police State  Citizen_z | 01/30/04
Not much of a solution.  Tengu | 02/01/04
weapons  Citizen_z | 02/02/04
Solution  bit_rot | 01/30/04
Recipe for Terrorists  Citizen_z | 01/30/04
You might feel different if...  el1jones | 01/30/04
yeah I do  pessimism_is_realism | 01/30/04
Something to hide...  avilensk1966@... | 01/30/04
You nailed it.  Citizen_z | 01/30/04
Apathetic  sandmen | 01/30/04
And I am sure....  DarbyOhara | 01/30/04
well let me address that  nograin | 01/30/04
You trust the government???  BruceWheelock@... | 01/31/04
Got something to hide?  tlciii | 02/03/04
only morons and idiots  frfi | 02/05/04
Re: got something to hide??  jkline | 02/06/04
Got somthing to hide???  kadowson@... | 02/08/04
Interesting...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/30/04
Interesting...(with proper tags)  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 01/30/04
whatever john  JWatson77 | 01/30/04
(NT) And how did you get those proper tags?  George Jay | 01/31/04
Nonsense !!!  Vernad | 01/30/04
Everybody's doing it...  Bob/Paul | 01/30/04
Does any of this ring a bell?  WhoIsDaMan | 01/30/04
This is a very dangerous trend  Vernad | 01/30/04
Re: Nonsense !!!  acetroubleshooter | 02/01/04
A ?better? person ?  Vernad | 02/02/04
citizen vs. non-citizen  Citizen_z | 02/02/04
Re: nonsense  jkline | 02/06/04
No solution to speak of  jellyclock | 01/30/04
You may be right...  avilensk1966@... | 01/30/04
People have no voice  pessimism_is_realism | 01/30/04
Wake up America  Citizen_z | 01/30/04
I have one!  Jack-Booted EULA | 01/30/04
Ebola Eula  Citizen_z | 01/30/04
Finally  Citizen_z | 01/30/04
Our government is endangering everyone of us  Sceptical Observer | 01/30/04
You make it sound as if this has just happened in the past few years ...  George Jay | 01/31/04
Saddam  Citizen_z | 01/30/04
(NT) Looks like Orwell was only off by 20 years !!  George Jay | 01/31/04
Looks like  nite_w0lf | 01/31/04
that comes with nano tech (NT)  JWatson77 | 02/05/04
This forum is encouraging  nite_w0lf | 01/31/04
If you are not breaking the law then don't worry!  usapride | 02/01/04
Who's a non-american?  Rokstar83 | 02/02/04
well said  JWatson77 | 02/09/04
law  Citizen_z | 02/02/04
don't worry?  damonbriley | 02/05/04
can i put a camera in your house  JWatson77 | 02/06/04
Sadly believable  wiglemichael | 02/09/04
It's very simple, really...  emartin_z | 02/01/04
Deport Muslims = Problem fixed  usapride | 02/02/04
Beware easy fixes  Vernad | 02/02/04
brainwashed  Citizen_z | 02/02/04
you are some nazi or  frfi | 02/05/04
(un)Patriot Act  Citizen_z | 02/02/04
Deport ALL Muslims, Problem solved  usapride | 02/02/04
To "usapride"  Vernad | 02/03/04
because...  Nullifidian | 02/05/04
Tolerance, security, liberty  jwhallfo | 02/03/04
Worst act of terrorism  sebastianvallejos | 02/03/04
"Worst" act of terrorism  tlciii | 02/03/04
Hiroshima & Nagasaki  sebastianvallejos | 02/03/04
RE: Hiroshima & Nagasaki  jkline | 02/06/04
Terrorists have already defeated USA  NemesisNL | 02/04/04
Amen  JWatson77 | 02/06/04
NWO = Antichrist Kingdom over entire globe!  BillyB40 | 02/05/04
Feb 5  ParadigmOdyssey | 02/05/04
Law enforcement is a business  Freon | 02/08/04
It does matter!  ronaldhicks@... | 02/09/04
so began the Nazi terror : security  mchim | 02/09/04
is this not why the terorrist did what they did?  JWatson77 | 02/09/04

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