[cap-talk] Midori in The Register

[James A. Donald]

Ivan Krstic' wrote:
 > I didn't read his message as making such an
 > allegation. I think he's concerned about
 > insufficiently knowledgeable *people* coming to
 > mistakenly conflate managed code and security. I
 > shouldn't be speaking for James, really, but after
 > talking to a lot of people in the industry, that's a
 > concern I share.

My concerns are twofold:  That Microsoft might attempt
to solve its driver crash problem with managed code for
device drivers, and that Microsoft is not going to address
the problem of malware and viruses.

Whether either error is the result of mistaking managed
code for security is not something that is clear in my
mind.  Who can say why people do the things they do?

Driver crashes get blamed on Microsoft Windows, even
though they should not be.  Viruses and Trojans do not
get blamed on Microsoft Windows, even though they should
be.