History of Software Patches?

Posted by Cliff on Tuesday January 15, 2002 @03:45AM from the digital-archaeology dept.

NinaBeth asks: "I'm interested in the history behind software patches for an academic paper I'm writing. In particularly, I'm wondering what motivates shrink-wrap software companies to release patches? Why send out 'broken software'? Is it purely financial? Has anyone done a cost-savings analysis of QC prior to release versus user-reported problems? Any stats on the average number of patches an application will require? Is any one particular company more patch-happy than others? I don't need much, just a reference or two would be helpful. Thanks for any suggestions!"

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Re:Dear Slashdot!! by Wakko+Warner · 2002-01-15 13:19 · Score: 1, Redundant

Actually, my normal argument is that the person should've used a search engine. In this Internet era, I am continually amazed at the complete lack of experience in this area, even on slashdot.

- A.P.

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