[TriLUG] OT: Dvorak at it again - Wants the gov. to "license" computer users

[Corey Mutter]

On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 11:41:34AM -0400, Mike Mueller wrote:
> On Wednesday 20 August 2003 11:27, Roy Vestal wrote:
> > he's suggesting the gov't create a licensing program for
> > users and that they take peoples PC's who can't pass a simple test
> 
> How about a software vendor licensing program?  Vendors that don't create 
> software that can pass a simple security test are not allowed to distribute 
> their wares.
> -- 
> Mike Mueller
> Registration No. 324881

I think a better solution that either of these is to license software 
*buyers*. Or at least train them so that some factor(s) other than 
time-to-market and feature-checklist are considered. 

Corey
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