__/ [ Linonut ] on Saturday 13 May 2006 15:35 \__
> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o'
> wisdom:
>
>> Bounty for Vista coders who squish bugs at home
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | A top Microsoft engineer has thrown out a weekend challenge to the
>> | Windows Vista team: Find and fix a bug in the current code and earn
>> | $100.
>> |
>> | The employee who installs the latest Vista build at home and
>> | squashes the most bugs before Monday will get an extra $500.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-6071924.html?part=rss&tag=6071924&subj=news
>>
>> Only $100 per bug for a project of that scale?!?! Oh, well. I guess there
>> is a limited budget of one billion dollars on that bug hunt...
>
> It's like that Dilbert cartoon of a few years back, where the PHB offers
> $10 per bug-fix, and the whole staff gets excited as they realize they
> can add straw-man bugs and fix them for cash. Wally screams
> "I'm gonna code me a Winnebago!"
>
> Now we know the secret!
The same arguments could be made with regards to OneCare (AKA Wanker). When
Microsoft compete for the market which 'fixes' their own O/S, they must
balance their desire to protect it and the desire to make it fragile yet
patchable/defensible.
It might be worth mentioning that AV vendors used to unleash virii (sic) onto
the wild and then offer the elixir. You talk about bounty? I talk about
/ransom/.
Best wishes,
Roy
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