Re: [8lgm]-Advisory-14.UNIX.SCO-prwarn.12-Nov-1994

[jmb () kryten Atinc COM (Jonathan M. Bresler)]

On Mon, 28 Nov 1994, Gene Spafford wrote:
> > I think that the biggest pro of full disclosure, is that it get's people 
> > off their butts and gets a good solution or patch that much faster.
>
> I have yet to see evidence of this.  Based on my conversations with personnel 
> at various computer companies, the only thing full disclosure seems to do is 
> (sometimes) encourage them to release bug fixes without quite as much testing. 
>  This sometimes leads to patches that don't completely fix the problem.  That 
> is not a "good solution."

        this is an excellent argument for using one of the free unix 
systems.  the support team response time is much better.  if you have the 
knowlege and ability, you can fix it yourself.  

jmb

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