From: "Peter G. Neumann" <neumann@csl.sri.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 23:47:12 +0800
To: Zooko Journeyman <zooko@xs4all.nl>
Subject: Re: i miss carol anne cyphergrrl
Message-ID: <CMM.0.90.1.869152885.neumann@chiron.csl.sri.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain



Dank U, Zooko!
We are indeed on the horns of a dilemma.
As long as the vendors can get away with crapware
(with respect to security, reliability, robustness, etc.),
there is no incentive to do better.  In info-peace, most
folks don't care.  In info-war, the bad guys (on all sides)
are delighted that the systems are flaky, and the good guys
lose.  However, the governmental incentives that exist seem
to opt for dumbing down -- despite the realization that 
governments cannot get x-worthy systems to satisfy their own
needs.  Short-sighted parado[x|c]trinarianism abounds.
Piet