[freehaven-cvs] Mention what languages each app is written in. We sh...

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	mixvreliable.tex 
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Mention what languages each app is written in. We should cite something 
comparing the security properties of C vs. VB, perhaps?


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RCS file: /home2/freehaven/cvsroot/doc/mixmaster-vs-reliable/mixvreliable.tex,v
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--- mixvreliable.tex	29 Jun 2004 00:56:05 -0000	1.17
+++ mixvreliable.tex	29 Jun 2004 01:15:01 -0000	1.18
@@ -637,9 +637,10 @@
 experience and ability necessary to develop applications in that language
 safely. Thus, when evaluating the likelihood of the existence of
 exploitable code in an application, it is worthwhile to consider the
-programming language used to create that application. Since neither
-Mixmaster nor Reliable were written by seasoned software developers, we
-assume a level of experience which would allow for simplistic security
+programming language used to create that application. Mixmaster is written
+in C, while Reliable is written in Visual Basic. Since neither Mixmaster
+nor Reliable were written by seasoned software developers, we assume a
+level of experience which would allow for simplistic security
 mistakes.\footnote{The bulk of the code for Mixmaster 3.0 was written by
 Ulf M\"oller as his first major software development project while
 completing his undergraduate computer science
@@ -650,8 +651,6 @@
 (There has been no known communication with the author of Reliable since
 February, 2000).}
 
-%C vs. VB.
-
 
 \subsection{Included libraries} 
 

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