Re: [Full-disclosure] verizon vs m$

[Dan Kaminsky <dan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 10:12 PM,  <Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Dec 2010 07:16:34 EST, Larry Seltzer said:
>> >>> 2. some interpret it as a feature and some as a bug?
>>
>> > Does it have to be either?
>>
>> It sounds to me as if this is a deliberate design decision, and people are
>> disagreeing over the severity of its implications.
>
> Some people refer to that as a "feee-tchure" or "Broken As Designed". It's
> technically not a bug, but it does violate the Principle of Least Surprise.
>
>

To be fair, "Surprise!  Nothing works" would be a little more surprising.

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