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Evolution Bug-Hunt!

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the just-cuz-ya-can't-code-doesn't-mean-ya-can't-help dept.

Matt Beale writes "Ximian is slated to release Evolution (a mail client for Gnome/Linux) by October 1st. In preperation, they are offering awards for finding bugs in Evolution! A important open project to participate in, AND i can win a palm VII, sweet!" My bug was that it kept crashing ;) October release is ambitious but very cool.

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  1. Bug.. already? by orangesquid · · Score: 4, Funny

    I found a bug -- it doesn't execute Outlook macro worms correctly!

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    1. Re:Bug.. already? by ajs · · Score: 2, Funny

      main () { fork(); main(); }

      Not as efficient as it could be...

      Let's see, to avoid exess stack extension from infinite recursion of the exponentially growing process-count:

      main() { for(;;){ fork(); } }

      There we have a nice little system-killer. But, it's still not quite good enough becuase of that icky branch. If we fork n times, per loop, that's 2^n more processes before they all have to branch again....

      main() { for(;;){ fork(); fork(); fork(); } }

      Dancing in the dark... to the radio of love! ;-)

  2. This is moving backwards by allknowing · · Score: 2, Funny

    This will make programmers WANT to put holes in software, then they will be a part of this and somehow "FIND" these holes at a later date.

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  3. Re:release timeline by kilgore_47 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can't imagine they are in great shape financially.

    I think their Stuffed Monkey sales will keep them afloat...

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  4. Better Idea. by PopeAlien · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..It'd be much cheaper if they just used the DMCA to arrest people that find bugs.. Hey, it works for Adobe.

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  5. Heh, I found a bug by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The thing looks like Outlook...

  6. New Economy by lavaforge · · Score: 2, Funny
    What are the odd's that one of the Ximian programmers will get bribed into working out some sort of black market in bugs? I can just see the details now:

    "Alright, buffer overflow? That's 5 percent. Poor optimization? That's ten percent. Logic errors? That'll cost ya'."

  7. The monkeys want to be free... by lukel · · Score: 4, Funny

    If this giving away software and selling stuffed monkey's doesn't work out, why not give away the stuffed monkeys and sell the software?