On Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:02:59 -0700 John Rudd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Jerry wrote:
>>
>> It is not the operating systems job to stop the user from shooting
>> himself in the foot, but rather to deliver the bullet as
>> efficiently and expeditiously as possible.
>
>If that were true, we wouldn't have things like protected memory,
>chroot jails, etc. in our operating systems, as those all interfere
>with all sorts of "bullets".
>
>What you're describing is the "caveman" approach to providing systems
>and services. And, over time, the discipline has evolved to
>understand that that's actually a rather counter-productive mindset.
>
>Every level of the computing infrastructure provides safe guards to
>prevent people from doing exactly what you've said: shooting
>themselves in the foot. The idea that the OS shouldn't be
>participating in that is outdated, and ignorant.
>
>The idea that each application developer doesn't also have a role to
>play in those protections is of a similarly out-of-date and
>out-of-touch mindset.
Your rambling diatribe is meaningless. The OS's job is to do what the
user instructs it to do. If, and that is a big if, AI ever becomes a
100% accurate reality, I might be persuaded to change my mind. Until
then, no. What you are, or should be referring to are software packages
which may, but are certainly not required too, have some safeguards
built in to protect fools from themselves. Unfortunately, nothing is
fool proof to the properly motivated fool.
I absolutely guarantee that no matter what route the developers take on
this question, someone will still bitch that the solution is still "To
Hard" or "To Complicated", or "FILL IN YOUR OWN PROBLEM" for them to
comprehend and implement. God forbid that they actually RTFM and
learned how to do their job competently. That is the problem with
today's work force. Everyone (well not everyone per se) wants great
rewards with minimal effort. Even worse, the minimal is too much for
some.
--
Jerry
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When a lion meets another with a louder roar,
the first lion thinks the last a bore.
George Bernard Shaw
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