18 Aug
2006
18 Aug
'06
12:10 p.m.
On 8/18/2006 at 11:39 AM Don wrote:
*MY* concern is how do you let FOREIGN code into your
world
AND still protect things? I.e. I can do my best to keep
*my* code bug-free... but, I can't keep "your" code bug-free!
Yet, I need to keep my *system* invulnerable to bugs that you
let creep in. :-( (writing good OS's requires considerably more
forethought than writing good *apps*! :< )
Absolutely. I suppose that some of Windows' bugginess comes from having to
use third-party drivers and services for things not "standard legacy".
Something that Apple really doesn't have to worry about too much. But
allowing malicious code to creep in through one's own email and browser is
not a sign of good design. Certificates have pretty much proven to be
worthless in that respect.
"Undocumented" features don't help either.
--Chuck