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Alan Hyslop wrote: > Subject: what versus how > Despite the job title, I confess to be really toiling to understand the > technical issues surrounding the NHSnet, NHSweb, encryption, BT, > firewalls, et seq ad nauseum. > > Anyone care to join this confession? My mate Paul Miller, a dead techie > GP, does. > > So here's my proposal: strategy and user folk stay out of the 'how' and > concentrate on the 'what'. Ross Anderson, even though a frighteningly > techie-type, shows the way by expressing Principles. Users should say in > plain english what they want and don't want. Techies should get on with > providing it. And users should satisfy themselves that it's been > provided. Safeguards and all. > > The alternative: techies having the right to critique medic's patient > diagnoses and treatment. > > Alan Hyslop HEAR, HEAR!!!! And the 'Users' should make the assumtpion that ANYTHING they might want is achievable, and then debate with the techies if/when they (the Techies) come back and say it cannot be done. Mike Wells And GP ========================================================== Professor Mike Wells Department of Physics, The University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom Phone: 0113-233-3879 E-Mail [log in to unmask] ========================================================== %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%