On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, you wrote:
> > Hmm...don't you mean one of the drawbacks of NOT using Open-source software? :-)
> > John
>
> um, no, i think he got it right -- one of the *benefits* of open source
> software. your double negative accomplishes the same thing, although more
> obscurely, i might add.
>
Well... it sounded a bit confusing to be talking about a backdoor in one
sentance and then saying "this is a benefit of using open source software." :-)
Had he said something along the lines of "This is why it's good to have the
source to the software you're running, so you can identify backdoors and other
problems" it might have been more clear... 'course with the English language
being so strange, a double-negative is often more clear. :-)
John
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