On Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 04:34:43AM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 02:08:37AM -0800, Tom ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 01:54:38AM -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > > > > on Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 12:19:43AM -0800, Tom ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > [snip everybody] > > > > > > I have this belief that for any arbitrary large block of code, the > > > > # of undiscovered root exploits to be very large (I actually > > > > beleve the # to be limitless -- humans are infinitely clever). > > > > > > I have this belief that the moon is made out of green cheese and > > > that all the good ones are dead. > > > > > > Care to state the basis for your belief, or its relevance to > > > reality? > > > > I said it's intuition. Intution is not logic. It is not proof. It > > is not intended to be proof. Which makes responding to the rest of > > your arguments pointless. > > An inelegant retreat, but nonetheless. > > If you'd care to make a profit from your musings, you might care to > focus your attentions on the works fo Knuth and Bernstein. > > Knuth pays $2.56 for each bug found in his software or books. Given > your intuition, my intuition is that you should find this to be a > limitless income stream. > > Bernstein pays $500 for each verifiable security hole in qmail. > Following the same premise as for Knuth, you should find this a > similarly lucrative opportunity. You might find the page detailing this > offer of interest:
Touche. (I'm smiling). I do not believe I will ever collect a check from either man. However, I firmly believe each will write another check. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
