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Mozilla Uncooperative With OSS Groups on Security?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the working-the-bugs-out dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In response to Firefox lead developer Ben Goodger's claim that "redistributions of the official Mozilla releases are never going to give you security updates as quickly as Mozilla", Christopher Aillon of Red Hat says that this is only because Mozilla doesn't play by the same rules as other OSS projects. He says that while other OSS projects work with vendors to achieve simeltaneous releases of patched software, Mozilla does no such thing unless compelled to do so."

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  1. Why is this a bad things? by afd8856 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    They may want to release the updates earlier, without waiting for whatever linux/bsd distro to updated their packages.

    And it seems fair to me. If I run fedora, for example, if I'm concerned about security, I can always download and install their binary package. Because, for example, I couldn't find an updated rpm for firefox 1.0.4 (only a spec file)

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    I'll do the stupid thing first and then you shy people follow...
  2. Re:I'm not sure I agree with this... by Husgaard · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I understand why Mozilla does not want to delay security updates. Of course Redhat would like that at it would look like they are less behind on security updates.

    Unfortunately it looks like Redhat has persuaded other Open Source projects to delay their security updates.

    And now Redhat is using these other Open Source projects to attempt to pressure Mozilla into also delaying their security updates by claiming that Mozilla doesn't play by the rules.

    Shame on Redhat.