Re: Stopping buffer-overflow security exploits using page protection

From: yodaiken@fsmlabs.com
Date: Sun Jul 30 2000 - 17:03:15 EST


On Sun, Jul 30, 2000 at 04:27:38PM -0500, Oliver Xymoron wrote:
> (C is a stupid language to write large applications in. The vast majority

Except that every other language is more stupid.

> of bugs in C programs simply don't exist in newer languages. For most of
> the things people use computers for today, it's much more important that
> something works well than that it work fast.)

Languages don't give you "works well". They can only give you "does not
make a certain error in the way that another language allows".

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