odawa@well.sf.ca.us (Michael Odawa) (06/09/89)
As more bogus evidence that vendors would release viral code, Roman Olynyk cited an ominous warning that appeared in Microsoft Word for the Mac, version 1.00. This is bogus evidence for at least two reasons. First, the warning portended file destruction, but not viral release. Second, if I remember my facts correctly, that was a totally misleading and unauthorized warning written into the application by a junior programmer. No destructive code was in the program. When its presence became known to the company, I believe the employee was terminated. Again, let me reiterate. Software developers are as aggrieved by viral infections as anyone. We use more software than you do. It would be contrary to both our immediate and long-term interests to poison our own products. We're on the same side as you, folks. We want this stuff to work.