Miguel de Icaza Debates Avalon with an Avalon Designer 419
Karma Sucks writes "In an interesting debate with a Microsoft employee, Miguel points out some crucial flaws in Microsoft's Avalon strategy. Perhaps the most shocking revelation is the absolutely horrendous inheritence hierarchy exposed by the Avalon API. Miguel himself is clearly not amused, saying 'We do not want to waste our time with dead-end APIs as we are vastly under-resourced, so we must choose carefully.'"
Hmmm... (Score:5, Funny)
" I totally agree, this is a huge issue. Phishing attacks, spyware, malware, viruses, and more are out there and probably the largest problem facing computer science today. This isn't a Microsoft, Linux, or Java issue - this is a "good guys" issue. Windows XP SP2 is probably the best response to Miguel's security concerns. The integrated firewall, security center, and dozens of other security related features are really the first line of defense. After the basics are resolved there, I would say that the new enhancements to the security system in Avalon are a great step. Not only is Avalon built from the ground up to be secure, but we are enhancing the security system for better application level security, and simpler more understandable presentation of security decisions to the user (hopefully in most cases this means no decision). As to the specific issue of Phishng that Miguel brings up, that is still mostly a research level issue, which I'd love to see creative solutions to. In Windows today there is the secure desktop, but you must press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to get to it first. "
Re:Hmmm... (Score:5, Funny)
*Pulls head out of Tux's feathery ass*
*looks around*
Nah. Nothing to like here.
*goes back into Tux's feathery ass*
Re:5% most interesing nugget of info (Score:3, Funny)
Although I'm joking, it wouldn't really surprise me...
Re:As far as I understand... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:PLEASE STOP WITH THE SENSELESS LINKS ALREADY (Score:5, Funny)
Re:PLEASE STOP WITH THE SENSELESS LINKS ALREADY (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Two observations (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The fake Miguel de Icaza posts. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Hmmm... (Score:5, Funny)
It was, anyway.
Dijkstra: "It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to students that have had prior exposure to BASIC: as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration."
Microsoft: Visual BASIC.
Re:look at those URLs... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The fake Miguel de Icaza posts. (Score:5, Funny)
I must tell all my friends. They will be confused.
Re:Hmmm... (Score:2, Funny)
Oh crap. Sounds like they're further in cahoots with Dubya than I thought. I bet you the next security updates will conain the word 'evildoer'
Re:Hmmm... (Score:3, Funny)
What are you doing up Tux's ass? Waiting to get laid!?
Re:Hmmm... (Score:2, Funny)
That amounts to saying "yes, it sucks, but we know you don't have a choice but to buy it anyway". That's supposed to make people feel good?
Re:Display driver, not GUI subsystem (Score:3, Funny)