I think it is astounding that people could argue for "you just must trust someone else to fix it" instead of "you could fix it yourself, or hire someone to fix it." There is a contractor base out there that can solve these problems as well as or better than the major vendors could. But I think the major vendors are still having more luck at getting the ear of the press.
Only failure makes us experts. - Theo De Raadt
Only failure makes us experts.
- Theo De Raadt
C++ is a pile of crap. - Theo De Raadt
C++ is a pile of crap.
I don't know if there's enough vision. Industry wide, the apathy regarding this recent problem is already setting in - shiny things are happening els… - Theo De Raadt
I don't know if there's enough vision. Industry wide, the apathy regarding this recent problem is already setting in - shiny things are happening els…
[...] beer results in ideas, which results in new code. - Theo De Raadt
[...] beer results in ideas, which results in new code.
So the HP guy comes up to me (at the Melbourne conference) and he says, 'If you say nasty things like that to vendors you're not going to get anythin… - Theo De Raadt
So the HP guy comes up to me (at the Melbourne conference) and he says, 'If you say nasty things like that to vendors you're not going to get anythin…
Linux has never been about quality. There are so many parts of the system that are just these cheap little hacks, and it happens to run. - Theo De Raadt
Linux has never been about quality. There are so many parts of the system that are just these cheap little hacks, and it happens to run.
Linux people do what they do because they hate Microsoft. - Theo De Raadt
Linux people do what they do because they hate Microsoft.
I work on OpenBSD fulltime, as the project leader. I set some directions, increase communication between the developers, and try to be involved in ne… - Theo De Raadt
I work on OpenBSD fulltime, as the project leader. I set some directions, increase communication between the developers, and try to be involved in ne…
The primary goal of a vendor is to make money. - Theo De Raadt
The primary goal of a vendor is to make money.
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