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um... rated [3]? imho this previous post is far more informative than the mod rating it might have perceived it as: while not checking windows update too often, i never see any new patches, even on boxen not using the automatic update feature. i don't know about anyone else, but i find it surprising and uncoincidental that m$ have reacted to threats to their product(s) this "quickly" and massively after an m$ developper - erm.. SPY;-) - may have noticed this/. post... interesting turn in events... possibly a test... but now i feel i'm turning into that paranoid HL2 fan caricature in the cartoon mockings of Valve available at Planet Half-Life...
So, basically he's saying this: If [hypothetical software company] finds a flaw in their software, they should keep it a secret. That way maybe nobody will figure out how to exploit it.
Does this seem flawed to anyone else?
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Better patch notification and distribution is needed from almost every major vendor.
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um... rated [3]? imho this previous post is far more informative than the mod rating it might have perceived it as: while not checking windows update too often, i never see any new patches, even on boxen not using the automatic update feature. i don't know about anyone else, but i find it surprising and uncoincidental that m$ have reacted to threats to their product(s) this "quickly" and massively after an m$ developper - erm.. SPY ;-) - may have noticed this /. post... interesting turn in events... possibly a test... but now i feel i'm turning into that paranoid HL2 fan caricature in the cartoon mockings of Valve available at Planet Half-Life...
So, basically he's saying this: If [hypothetical software company] finds a flaw in their software, they should keep it a secret. That way maybe nobody will figure out how to exploit it. Does this seem flawed to anyone else?
A wise man once said: "Never pick a fight with a man who buys his ink by the barrel."