| > Don't put words in my mouth please. It's not my intent to. I'd ask that you clarify exactly how I have, if I have. >> I reject the thesis that trust is binary. Were I to accept it, I trust nobody - everyone is vulnerable to being subverted by blackmail, intimidation, making mistakes, etc. > You seem to be using a different definition of the word trust than I did. Did any of the earlier discussion about what I do and don't trust Microsoft & FOSS with seem on the right track? > Everyone is vulnerable, does that mean you cannot trust anyone? It means I cannot trust in an absolute, binary fashion, of 100% certainty that it will not be misplaced. I can only trust that they'll probably do the right thing (tm). > No, you certainly can, that is the whole point of trust. EDIT: Added context now that new lines have shown up. Also added replies. |