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From: reggie@dinsdale.nm.paradyne.com (George W. Leach)
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Subject: Re: C Community's Cavalier Attitude On Software Reliability
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Date: 15 Mar 90 18:29:24 GMT
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In article <8616@sybase.sybase.com> hamish@sybase.com.(Just Another Deckchair on the Titanic) writes:

>Perhaps the focus was on language insecurites *because* we can't solve
>the bigger problems - and because it's the easier target?

    It is easier also to find a "silver bullet" that one can champion.
How often have we seen this in the past?

George

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