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 X-Google-Thread: 103376,52a0bacbcdd2da17 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-08-13 23:54:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsfeed1.e.nsc.no!nsc.no!nextra.com!uio.no!ntnu.no!not-for-mail From: Preben Randhol Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Realtime/embedded project to help with employment. Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 06:54:03 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Norwegian university of science and technology Message-ID: References: <3F367B39.8060108@noplace.com> <1060611604.45048@master.nyc.kbcfp.com> <3F38DEBC.8040208@noplace.com> <78g_a.4373$UB4.3323@nwrdny01.gnilink.net> <3F3ABAED.3060006@attbi.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: tyfon.itea.ntnu.no 1060844043 11584 129.241.83.78 (14 Aug 2003 06:54:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@itea.ntnu.no NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 06:54:03 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:41429 Date: 2003-08-14T06:54:03+00:00 List-Id: Alexander Kopilovitch wrote: > But I don't see other way for Microsoft, given that it has tremendous > quantity of unskilled users, many third parties involved, and at the > same time it reasonably wants to restrict its responsibility, at least > separate itself from those third parties. How can Microsoft test an > update if it do not replace foreign drivers? Then, if the update > installer will ask user, this will mean that responsibility for > subsequent failure (incompatibility) will be somehow divided. While > with current mode of operation the issue of responsibility is much > cleaner - if Windows works properly after update, but fails after > subsequent re-installation of some third-party driver then it is easy > to blame the driver and to defend this position. How come this works flawless on Linux then? If there is a security hole in the OS or some other program I do not see the reason for installing other versions of my drivers. -- �I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet. So who am I to judge.� - The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radioplay)