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From: fox@graphics.cs.nyu.edu (David Fox)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: need secure OS to entrust millions to
Date: 24 Feb 1996 18:03:59 -0500
Organization: NYU Media Research Lab.
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In article <nc0453Dn96w6.93F@netcom.com> nc0453@netcom.com (-) writes:

] >Buy a commercial OS and the best support contract money can buy.
] 
] So that you can place blame on someone else?

Of course, so that you know there is someone standing behind the
system who is competent enough that they have the confidence to take
legal responsibility for the security of the software.  It would be
foolish to do otherwise.
-- 
David Fox	   http://found.cs.nyu.edu/fox		xoF divaD
NYU Media Research Lab			   baL hcraeseR aideM UYN