RE: refactoring when using CVS

[Noel Yap]

--- "Thornley, David" <address@hidden> wrote:
> > From: Noel Yap [mailto:address@hidden
> 
> > Other than theoretical attacks found by
> acadamecians
> > (that I think were later fixed) and possibly holes
> > within Visual J++, I haven't heard of any
> > insecurities, can you point me to a site, please?
> > 
> In the US, under the DMCA, it is impossible to
> legally
> post a proof of insecurity, and people have indeed
> been
> sued for demonstrating that security vulnerabilities
> are practical and not merely theoretical.  This
> means
> that any company can claim perfect security, and can
> ignore
> reported vulnerabilities by either claiming they are
> only theoretical and could not happen, or by asking
> for
> a cease-and-desist order to shut up the person
> showing
> otherwise.
> 
> Therefore, vulnerabilities can only be properly
> discussed
> in illegal communities, or in countries with
> rational
> copyright laws.
> 
> Therefore, also, I have no personal faith in the
> security
> of any product sold in the US that is not open
> source, and
> even that is a bit iffy.
> 
> So, just remember that it will often be futile to
> ask
> for credible sites showing insecurities, unless you
> are
> active in illegal cracking organizations.

You're absolutely right.  Thanks for reminding me.

Noel

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