From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c6c96fe0302f04f X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-08-16 08:58:52 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!xmission!news-out.spamkiller.net!propagator2-maxim!propagator-maxim!news-in.spamkiller.net!feed.newsfeeds.com!newsfeed.onecall.net!chcgil2-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!news.binc.net!kilgallen From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: POLL: Would you use Ada more if.. Date: 16 Aug 2002 10:58:33 -0600 Organization: LJK Software Message-ID: References: <3d5ce7f0.12192351@news.demon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: eisner.encompasserve.org X-Trace: grandcanyon.binc.net 1029512633 31437 192.135.80.34 (16 Aug 2002 15:43:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@binc.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:43:53 +0000 (UTC) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:28117 Date: 2002-08-16T10:58:33-06:00 List-Id: In article , Preben Randhol writes: > Say you want Debian GNU/Linux you can buy it as a CD and with printed > Manual from a shop, but there is no other warrenties from that you There is the assurance of a transmission medium with better quality control and not subject to the great bulk of computer crackers out there. > download from the net. Besides relying on CD-ROM releases only is > inherently less secure than also using the net for updates. Only if the software being released is shaky in the first place. (I don't suppose you are under the misapprehension that all computers are connected to the Internet.)