Re: [SC-L] No general-purpose computer, or everything under surveillance?

2008-05-13 Thread Gunnar Peterson
> But the difference is who is in final control. In the end, the users of > computers should be in final control, not their makers, or we have given > up essential liberty. We can develop systems which provide suites of > more specialized privileges to particular functions, without giving up

Re: [SC-L] No general-purpose computer, or everything under surveillance?

2008-05-13 Thread Andy Steingruebl
On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 1:51 PM, David A. Wheeler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you interpret the definition of these terms of "general purpose" and > "surveillance" differently, i.e., "limit applications to least > privilege, and locally monitor their behavior", then I'd agree. But > this