tlug: Easy-to-use =? good

["Manuel M. T. Chakravarty" <chak@example.com>]

Re our recent discussion on the pros and cons of ease-of-use
of computer systems, you my find

  http://www.businessweek.com/1998/35/b3593100.htm

interesting...or, amusing?

The article is about the Back Orifice tool from the Cult of
the Dead Cow and says,

   Worse, it's a breakthrough in easy-to-use hackware.
   Computer-security experts say the software is as simple to use
   as any Windows program and turns the novice into an
   instant--and potentially dangerous--hacker.

Disclaimer: I don't buy into the upheaval made over this
	    tool, but the reactions are interesting to
	    observe and, at least, it puts some pressure on
	    the public relations department of M$.

Manuel
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