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Are you saying a bug cannot exist unless some functionality is specifically mentioned in the specification, and broken in reality?
by dmannorreys 9y ago
Are you saying a bug cannot exist unless some functionality is specifically mentioned in the specification, and broken in reality?
- dekhn 9y agoFrom the perspective of Intel, as well as most of the microprocessor industry, yeah. Even "broken in reality" is arguable: while this is indeed an exploit, choosing performance over security (when the resources to implement a chip are finite) is a legitimate design tradeoff.
- stcredzero 9y agoAre you saying a bug cannot exist unless some functionality is specifically mentioned in the specification, and broken in reality? That's a philosophical stance known as "positivism."