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1. That's bollocks. Obvious bullshit. All software doesn't have the same security track record. Do you also think sendmail and seL4 have an equally poor securit
by IshKebab 7mo ago
1. That's bollocks. Obvious bullshit. All software doesn't have the same security track record. Do you also think sendmail and seL4 have an equally poor security track record?
2. Even if everything did have an equally poor security track record, why would that mean security bugs are no more significant than any other bug?
Honestly I'm dubious you've thought about this at all.
- akerl_ 7mo agoWithout even wading into trying to rank projects by track record, it's worth noting that "Everything has a poor security track record" and "All software doesn't have the same security track record" are not contradictory statements.
- tptacek 7mo agoI didn't say "all software has the same security track record". seL4 has a much better track record than Sendmail by dint of not doing very much. I'm pretty comfortable with what people do and don't think about how much thinking I've done on this topic. Done much work with L4?
- IshKebab 7mo agoThen your point makes even less sense. Everything has security vulnerabilities therefore they are no different to other bug classes? What?