On Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:45:23 -0000, Steven D'Aprano
<ste...@remove.this.cybersource.com.au> wrote:
I find this extreme position is rather incoherent. If I may paraphrase
the argument as I see it:
"Enforced data hiding is useless, because it is utterly trivial to bypass
it, AND it's wicked, because it makes it unbelievably painful and
difficult to bypass it when you need to."
If it is trivial to bypass, surely it can't be that painful to bypass?
I think you haven't noticed which of the parties is shifting their ground.
I'm very much of the second opinion; it was Russ who did the sudden volte
face and declared that it was trivial to circumvent.
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