Text 6063, 44 rader
Skriven 2005-07-15 08:25:08 av Randy (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 6061 av John Beckett (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: eeye's irresponsible self-serving behavior
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From: "Randy" <dev@null.org>

eeye's business model is a direct result of Microsoft's inability to write
secure and trusted OS's. And where there is a void in the market, it tends to
get filled.

"John Beckett" <FirstnameSurname@compuserve.com.omit> wrote in message
news:0nved1l7ontvcnmc2fc9hgtcrdm2kccc4m@4ax.com...
> "Rich" <@> wrote in message news:<42d69ba4$1@w3.nls.net>:
>> Do you believe they have not released instructions on how to
>> create malware?
>
> Of course I know that eeye have released sufficient documentation on the
> vulnerabilities they have found to allow other people to write malware.
>
> IMHO many vendors would NOT spend serious money fixing bugs while they
> could hope there would be no actual malware to demonstrate the bugs to the
> public.
>
> Apparently you're maintained in such cotton wool that you believe Big
> Business is run by Pollyannas who are just waiting for people to write in
> with suggestions for how BB can spend money with no benefit to BB. Why
> should a company spend serious money on fixing last year's bugs when they
> could instead cover them up, and concentrate on next year's product?
>
>> The comparison would be if eeye didn't take their irresponsible actions.
>> They could continue doing anything positive like reporting problems to
>> vendors.
>
> How do you propose the people at eeye eat? They have to make money, and
> that involves selling their product, and that involves publicly pissing on
> Microsoft.
>
> You claim you can't see any benefit in this arrangement. However, I
> haven't notice you take up my challenge to imagine a world where people
> like those at eeye did not exist. When I think about this, I find it
> obvious that such a world would involve faster release-to-production, with
> less emphasis on security.
>
> John
>

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