Posted by Gary L. Burnore on 10/21/07 23:56

On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:54:50 -0500, "Sanders Kaufman"
<bucky@kaufman.net> wrote:

>"Gary L. Burnore" <gburnore@databasix.com> wrote in message
>news:ffgerr$c3t$1@blackhelicopter.databasix.com...
>> On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:45:51 GMT, "Sanders Kaufman"
>
>>>No - locking the door only slows them down after an attack has begun.
>>
>> By which time you could have a gun inside, pointed at them. Were it
>> unlocked, they'd walk right in.
>
>That's a fine way to retalliate AFTER an attack - but a lousy way to prevent
>one.
>
Oh and hiding the door behind a bush in hopes they don't find it and
then leaving it unlocked isn't lousy? Please.


>Notably that's how the original Lotus 1-2-3 DRM security worked.
>If you installed an unlicensed copy - it didn't just not work, it vandalized
>the system.
>Now - it's illegal to do that.
>
>It's interesting that those of you who think obscurity is NOT security,
>ignore prevention, focusing instead on retalliation.

Locking the door is more of a prevention than hoping no one finds it.


>
>It's not just bad software design.
>It's bad character.
>
Agreed. If you're suggesting I fit that category, fuck you.
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