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To: Tax Government
Much of our anti-virus software comes from Russia.

Huh? Norton and McAfee are Russian?

31 posted on 08/28/2008 8:47:58 AM PDT by Terabitten (Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets - E-Frat '94. Unity and Pride!)
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To: Terabitten
Huh? Norton and McAfee are Russian?

I have no reason to think so. However, at least two major anti-virus companies are based in Russia. There may be more than that. Rather than have me build what I think is the comprehensive list, U.S. legislation should require the origin of all commercial software be disclosed on packaging and advertising. The key ideas are: 1) who has custody of the sources; 2) where does development occur; 3) where is the product constructed from sources (compiled, linked, and made into an installer). If these locales are disclosed, and companies required to certify, for example, that software sources are U.S. based, and the product was built in the U.S., then a big vulnerability will have been partially addressed. Also, customers will have the ability to choose whether to buy software with ANY Russian content. (I think the answer to that question in many cases will be NO, NEVER.)

41 posted on 08/28/2008 10:24:23 AM PDT by Tax Government (Let the 100-year boycott of Russia begin now.)
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