My reply is: the software has no known bugs, therefore it has not been updated.

This will surprise some of your readers, but my primary interest is not with computer security. I am primarily interested in writing software that works as intended.

One bug in an SMTP server can open up the whole machine for intrusion.

I don't expect an overnight change of all desktops to what the US Military used to call B3 level security. And even that would not stop users from shooting themselves into the foot.

Lack of documentation is becoming a problem for acceptance.

I was going to visit IBM for six months as a visiting scientist. Now, six months is a lot of time, so I came with a whole list of projects that I might want to work on.

Defect-free software does not exist.

Most of the effort in the software business goes into the maintenance of code that already exists.

Windows favors multi-threading, which means that a service is implemented by one single process.

When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own mistake, or due to some other cause.

Sure, but competition is good for the user.

The only ship you can truly steer in this ocean is the one you're sailing. Quit trying to alter the winds

There's always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard.

If we want to move towards a low-polluting, sustainable society, we need to get consumers to think about their purchases.

When you're reading Thoreau you look at Hollywood differently, let me tell ya!

It is the ability to make predictions about the future that is the crux of intelligence.

Charles Burchfield was exceptional. As such an accomplished artist, he had limited previous association with academia and teaching.

My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.

Do what you love and believe in, and work hard.

Critisism is just reflection of the person that speaking