That essay seems familiar - has it been around a while? I remember being somehow unconvinced that 'instead of patching software, we should just write it with no bugs or security holes in the first place!' is a viable solution.
There exist operating systems that implement levels of access control and reliablity that they're considered safe enough to run in classified environments. They're designed in a different way, and code has to be written very specifically to take account of this - your average app just won't work.
But if the need is enough, and someone's willing to pay, it can be done. I mean, it's just plain unacceptable to have a civil engineering project that's as flawed as some of the software on the market these days.
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Date: 2008-05-28 05:41 pm (UTC)But if the need is enough, and someone's willing to pay, it can be done. I mean, it's just plain unacceptable to have a civil engineering project that's as flawed as some of the software on the market these days.