On Mon, 2002-02-11 at 06:46, Jerry Verhoef (UGBI) wrote: > I think you all are missing the point that *R&zE is making. > > The software you use/create should be bugfree and free from undocumented > features. Otherwise security risks could occur. And ofcourse all other
In a perfect world, yes. However, no software is ever bug-free, and when software is constantly evolving, it will always have features which are not documented, bugs which are not listed, and so on. That's reality, and it's reality for every software project out there. Otherwise we'd just release v1.0 and be done with it. :) Anyone is welcome to apply for a cvs account and help out, of course. > safe-guard (like checking input, correct rights on the FileSystem) should be > placed too. > > It is bugs like these who create life for Hackers and viruses (like nimda). > Of course you can say that is the users own fault. But it is the developers > duty to inform and advise users, and not to look the other way in the hope > that it goes away. > > Jerry I don't recall saying that this shouldn't be documented. -- Torben Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.thebuttlesschaps.com http://www.hybrid17.com http://www.inflatableeye.com +1.604.709.0506 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
