Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 10:46:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Joseph Stein <joes@shasta.wstein.com> To: brett@lariat.org (Brett Glass) Cc: mike@smith.net.au, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 64-bit time_t Message-ID: <199808141746.KAA20357@shasta.wstein.com> In-Reply-To: <199808141733.LAA24664@lariat.lariat.org> from Brett Glass at "Aug 14, 98 11:33:25 am"
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Brett Glass allegedly wrote: > Security is also a safety issue. Use safe tools, and you're less likely > to create security holes. There is no such thing as a "safe" tool. You can write code in assembly language and still end up with security holes. Until someone writes a compiler (for *any* compiled language) that will test for every possible conceivable security holes (volunteers needed...) there will be security holes in *every* application -- that can be fixed when found, using, the "unsafe" tool that was used to create it. My 2c on this issue. -- Joseph Stein; Beaverton, Oregon USA email: joes@wstein.com Finger joes@shasta.wstein.com for contact information and PGP Public Key! Oregon FirePage http://www.ofp.org [OFP-504] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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