[rescue] FrameMaker FYI

[Phil Stracchino]

On Thu, Mar 25, 2004 at 11:04:01PM -0500, Dave McGuire wrote:
>   Yes and no.  The basic *design* of Windows is fraught with flaws and 
> security issues.  Is it even possible to write a secure piece of 
> software for that platform?

I'm not at all certain that it is, any more, because all indications are
that even Microsoft's developers don't know any more how all of it
works.  How can you write secure software on top of components whose
inner workings you've forgotten?  Especially a platform with so many
"hidden" APIs?


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