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Re:FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infe... by PeterisP on Saturday May 26, 2018 @02:23PM (#17163525)
Just as a door being breakable by sufficient force doesn't necessarily mean that the manufacturer is negligent, the fact that some software isn't perfect (i.e. contains bugs) doesn't necessarily mean that the developers are negligent.
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Re:FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infe... by mehrdadn on Saturday May 26, 2018 @05:16PM (#17164295)
> Just as a door being breakable by sufficient force doesn't necessarily mean that the manufacturer is negligent, the fact that some software isn't perfect (i.e. contains bugs) doesn't necessarily mean that the developers are negligent.

So you consider well-known and well-understood design limitations to be comparable to unknown defects?

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Re:FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infe... by Sacho on Sunday May 27, 2018 @07:30AM (#17166477)
Should the manufacturers of locks exhibited in DEFCON's lockpick village be sued for negligence? Are they getting sued for it?
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