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echo: rberrypi
to: RICHARD KETTLEWELL
from: MARTIN GREGORIE
date: 2020-09-14 17:35:00
subject: Re: Spectre / Meltdown

On Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:01:38 +0100, Richard Kettlewell wrote:

> The Natural Philosopher  writes:
>> How can a pattern cost money? software is essentially zero cost to
>> implement once it's been written.
>
> Software is full of bugs. In a safety- and/or security-critical context,
> you can’t just ignore them, you need to find them (preferrably before
> someone else does), then recertify and redeploy the fixed software.
>
This link:

https://www.fastcompany.com/28121/they-write-right-stuff

is well worth the read despite its age (1996). It describes how the group
responsible to the on-board code in the Shuttle when about their task.


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