Re: Orbitz blames Oracle for site outage

From: Keith <nospam_at_nospam.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 03:15:55 -0400
Message-ID: <vhcj9d8s6q6vef@news.supernews.com>

Can any complex system crafted by fallable humans, eg. Oracle RDBMS, Boeing 747 etc, be with certainty be called "unbreakable?" When Oracle says that it is "unbreakable", does it mean it will never crash or be "cracked" by hackers?

Keith wrote:

> Sir, the post was on topic. Freedom of speech is a central tenet of the
> internet. Perhaps you should apply for a job with A.G. John Ashcroft.
>
> The story underscores false advertisement of sorts. To say a product is
> 'unbreakable', as complex as it is, is in my opinion, irresponsible.
>
Received on Thu Jul 17 2003 - 02:15:55 CDT