17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
6:17 p.m.
Dank U, Zooko! We are indeed on the horns of a dilemma. As long as the vendors can get away with crapware (with respect to security, reliability, robustness, etc.), there is no incentive to do better. In info-peace, most folks don't care. In info-war, the bad guys (on all sides) are delighted that the systems are flaky, and the good guys lose. However, the governmental incentives that exist seem to opt for dumbing down -- despite the realization that governments cannot get x-worthy systems to satisfy their own needs. Short-sighted parado[x|c]trinarianism abounds. Piet