Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 21:57:38 -0700 From: "Larry Meyer" <darklite@west.net> To: "Rick Hamell" <hamellr@hamell.hpc1.com>, "Charles Gousha" <gousha@apple.com> Cc: "Alex Perel" <veers@disturbed.net>, "SBLUG Users" <sblug-users@syv.com>, <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: God, this is scary... Message-ID: <19990912052635.D748B24B0D@acme.sb.west.net>
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> > >> I can go one better. I have it on very good authority (from someone who > > >> helped design the application software) that they use Windows NT for some > > >> of the systems on the space shuttles. Not the guidance systems (and my > > >> friend was bound by security clearance from telling me exactly what) but > > >> something. Now THAT is scary.... > > > > > >Think of it this way: how likely are you to be on a space shuttle? Somehow > > >I'm not afraid for my life when a shuttle takes off :) > > > > All we need is one blue screen during a reentry... seven people burned > > up... government inquiries and re-evaluations... and goodbye to the Space > > Program for the next ten years. > > Or an even better scenario. > > Senate Inquiry Committe: "So, Mr. Gates your company knowingly released > software with bugs in it for mission critical applications?" > > > Rick > Haven't you read the 'critical applications' disclaimer on the license? They already have that base covered. Larry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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