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Microsoft Skips Patch Tuesday

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the good-nuff dept.

maotx writes "According to their recently released security bulletin, Microsoft will skip this month's Patch Tuesday. Patch Tuesday, also known as Black Tuesday amongst Administrators, is the second Tuesday of every month, in which Microsoft releases a series of patches and critical updates for its various operating systems and applications."

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  1. They have decided by guildsolutions · · Score: 4, Funny

    That security on there software is too expensive, and that they can lower the TCO and become cheaper tha linux by forgoing security completely.

  2. Yes! by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, all of the Microsoft vulnerabilities have been fixed. No more work to do.

    In your face, LINUX!

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  3. Memo to all employees: by freetipe · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Patch Tuesday" has cancelled.
    "Hawaiian Shirt Friday" will continue as normal.
    "Executive Chair Throwing Saturday" is uncertain, but quite likely.

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  4. Re:T... F... A! by MyLongNickName · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am glad to know that if Microsoft gets Slashdotted, we have this cut and paste to refer to. We all know Saturday morning in the U.S. is the heaviest traffic time, and that Microsoft runs its servers off of 486's with 32 megs of ram.

    We have no idea how you beat out all the subscribers, and got around the 404's. But somehow, undoubtedly through minutes of perserverence, you were able to get the job done. And in your rush to provide this service, you were STILL able to make sure it was formatted nicely. Well done.

    If it weren't for you, therer is absolutely no way I could have read this fine article. I Thank you and your country thanks you.

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  5. Patches? by slideroll · · Score: 1, Funny

    We don't need no steenking patches!

  6. Sometimes Microsoft does beat Open Source by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Late in the testing process, Microsoft encountered a quality issue that necessitated the update to go through additional testing and development before it is released. Microsoft is committed to only releasing high quality updates that fix the issue(s) in question, and therefore we feel it is in the best interest of our customers to not release this update until it undergoes further testing."
    That is one positive thing about Microsoft. When they release a patch, you can be sure that it has been tested through the roof. It's a rare open source project that can match Microsoft on that.
    1. Re:Sometimes Microsoft does beat Open Source by Pink_Weasel · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Microsoft is committed to only releasing high quality updates..." as opposed to releasing high quality products

  7. Re:Jeez, miss the key point why don't you... by maskedbishounen · · Score: 5, Funny

    (...) or will be have a full month of PCs getting owned just because they visited the wrong URL using IE6?

    And how is that different from any other month?

    *ducks*

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  8. No Patch? Skipped a month? by marktwen0 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Microsoft announced they had omitted the patch

    Funny--my girlfriend also said something about not needing to use the patch this week...and something else about a missed month...

    Oh, wow! Cigars, anyone?

    1. Re:No Patch? Skipped a month? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      I guess that'd be funny if you actually had a girlfriend.

    2. Re:No Patch? Skipped a month? by maelstrom · · Score: 3, Funny

      I always suspected people were getting fucked by Microsoft, but this isn't quite what I had in mind.

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    3. Re:No Patch? Skipped a month? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      What? You call your mother a girlfriend?

  9. Windows now secure! by syousef · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's good to know no more patches are needed for Windows, and that it is now finally secure.

    Next month, on the day formerly known as patch Tuesday, Microsoft will buy everyone a pony. Henceforth it shall be known as Microsoft Pony Tuesday. We shall be celebrating with the pixies and faeries!

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  10. That Time of the Month by Mad+Man · · Score: 3, Funny

    Patch Tuesday, also known as Black Tuesday amongst Administrators, is the second Tuesday of every month in which Microsoft releases a series of patches and critical updates for its various operating systems and applications.


    I always refer to it as "That time of the month for P.M.S.: Patching Microsoft Servers."

    ("Patching Microsoft Systems" also works).
  11. Re:What about the critical vulnerability out Sep 9 by Karma_fucker_sucker · · Score: 2, Funny
    "The Inquirer"

    You know, I have never heard of that site before and I though you were making a joke. I had to go there thinking I would see something like, "Bill Gates has alien's child!" or "Bill Gates gives all of his money to Linus Torvalds!"

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  12. Re:T... F... A! by MyLongNickName · · Score: 2, Funny

    High School? I'm in my thirties! I've been out of high school for three years now.

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  13. Bumper sticker by leonbrooks · · Score: 2, Funny

    "My other computer is your MS-Windows box"

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