On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 02:48:55PM -0500, Matthew R. Dempsky wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 11:01:20AM -0700, Darrin Chandler wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 11:27:32AM -0500, Matthew R. Dempsky wrote:
> > > On Mon, Sep 04, 2006 at 09:11:52AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > > Automating stuff you do NOT understand stands little chance of making
> > > > anything better. Me, I just lurk here and do not speak for anyone, but
> > > > I can assure you that the OpenBSD folks are not so naive as to put any
> > > > trust in automated gizmos.
> > > 
> > > Coverity found at least 30 bugs in OpenBSD (counting the number of
> > > commits to the cvs mailing list containing ``coverity'', according to
> > > marc), so it seems the OpenBSD developers *do* acknowledge the value
> > > of some automated testing.
> > > 
> > > Also, tedu@ is a Coverity employee.
> > 
> > Yes. *Relying* on such tools is foolish, as is not availing yourself of
> > the information they *do* provide.
> 
> Agreed, but Tony said ``the OpenBSD folks are not so naive as to put
> _any_ trust in automated gizmos,'' not ``[...] to _only_ put trust in
> [...].''

I'm agreeing with you.

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