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Wietse Venema quotes

Dutch Scientist

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In a previous life I wrote the software that controlled my physics experiments. That software had to deal with all kinds of possible failures in equipment. That is probably where I learned to rely on multiple safety nets inside and around my systems. Wietse Venema
At the time the Sendmail program had a very poor reputation with respect to security, with four root vulnerabilities per year for two successive years. Wietse Venema
I don't expect an overnight change of all desktops to what the US Military used to call B3 level security. And even that would not stop users from shooting themselves into the foot. Wietse Venema
I was going to visit IBM for six months as a visiting scientist. Now, six months is a lot of time, so I came with a whole list of projects that I might want to work on. Wietse Venema
Wietse Venema quote: "Like all software, Qmail can survive only when it keeps up..."
Like all software, Qmail can survive only when it keeps up with changing requirements. Wietse Venema
Wietse Venema quote: "Sure, but competition is good for the user."
Sure, but competition is good for the user. Wietse Venema
This will surprise some of your readers, but my primary interest is not with computer security. I am primarily interested in writing software that works as intended. Wietse Venema
I want to avoid locking people into solutions that work only with Postfix. People should have a choice in what software they want to use with Postfix, be it anti-virus or otherwise. Wietse Venema
Qmail out of the box works fine, so people will want to use it regardless of licensing restrictions, even when the software does not ship with their system software. Wietse Venema
Wietse Venema quote: "Windows favors multi-threading, which means that a service is..."
Windows favors multi-threading, which means that a service is implemented by one single process. Wietse Venema
Wietse Venema quote: "Most of the effort in the software business goes into the..."
Most of the effort in the software business goes into the maintenance of code that already exists. Wietse Venema
Wietse Venema quote: "The Postfix security model is based on keeping software simple..."
The Postfix security model is based on keeping software simple and stupid. Wietse Venema
Wietse Venema quote: "Writing software that's safe even in the presence of bugs..."
Writing software that's safe even in the presence of bugs makes the challenge even more interesting. Wietse Venema
Wietse Venema quote: "Postfix keeps running even if one Postfix process dies;..."
Postfix keeps running even if one Postfix process dies; Windows requires that someone restarts the service. Wietse Venema
Wietse Venema quote: "When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to..."
When I write software, I know that it will fail, either due to my own mistake, or due to some other cause. Wietse Venema

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