"Geeks" and licensing

From: Bill Pechter <pechter_at_ureach.com>
Date: Thu Dec 20 16:26:38 2001

---- On Sat, 15 Dec 2001, Robert Schaefer
(rschaefe_at_gcfn.org) wrote:

> >
> > > I'd also include Geeks who program any
machine that could
> accidentally
> > > kill someone
> >
> > That has been documented. I believe the
machine in question was
> called
> > the Thorac and it irradiated two people
to death. I'm too sleepy to
> > search on Google right now or I'd
provide more information.
>
> I watched this, too. Seems if they edited
one blank, went down and
> filled
> in another, then went back up and changes
the prevoius blank, it would
> ignore the intensity settings and jsut go
straight to glow-in-the-dark.
> Hell of a way to buy it.
>
> >
> > --
> > Jeffrey S. Sharp
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>
And it's a classic PDP11 driving the whole
thing with RT11... I remember the lawsuit
and DEC's saying we can't comment on it.

The code for the application was less than
operator fail safe... Hell, less than
fail-resistant.

Bill
Received on Thu Dec 20 2001 - 16:26:38 GMT