Fascist security strikes again.
(The next cartoon in the Crunchly saga is 73-05-28. The previous one
is 73-05-20.)
1. [common] Said of a computer system with excessive or annoying
security barriers, usage limits, or access policies. The implication
is that said policies are preventing hackers from getting interesting
work done. The variant fascistic seems to have been preferred at MIT,
poss. by analogy with touristic (see {tourist} or under the influence
of German/Yiddish faschistisch).
2. In the design of languages and other software tools, the fascist
alternative is the most restrictive and structured way of capturing a
particular function; the implication is that this may be desirable in
order to simplify the implementation or provide tighter error
checking. Compare {bondage-and-discipline language}, although that
term is global rather than local.
Fascist security strikes again.
(The next cartoon in the Crunchly saga is 73-05-28. The previous one
is 73-05-20.)
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {JCL}{Live Free Or Die!}]