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Re: PARTIAL DIAGNOSIS of Installation problems



On Wed, Mar 03, 2021 at 11:08:40PM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~ganger/712.fall02/papers/p761-thompson.pdf
> 
> Not sure how this is relevant.  This is like talking about the security
> of locks when the other guy is openly telling you he has a copy of
> the key.

:-)

Once I read this metaphor (I can't remember where; something tells me
that it was Bruce Schneier, but I can't find it) of securing your house
by ramming a two-by-four [1] into the earth in your front yard and
hoping the burglar hits his head against it.

Cheers

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2_By_4_Clue_Stick.jpg

 - t

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