[Info-vax] Unexpected DECnet Phase IV functionality with possible captive account implications

[Simon Clubley]

On 2021-05-13, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>
> Most drivers keep their car on the road.  If some don't, and end up 
> wrapped around a tree, is that the fault of the car?  Perhaps today, 
> with self driving technology appearing, the car might avoid the trees, 
> but, just how new is that technology, and are we to scrap all cars 
> without it?
>

Yes, it actually _is_ limitations in the car if it's an older car they
are driving and they are seriously injured or killed in a crash as a result.

There's a reason why more modern cars have enhanced safety features
designed to help reduce the injuries to the driver if they do crash.

The same reasoning applies to operating systems as well.

Simon.

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