Re: what we REALLY learned from WMF

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

Adrian Marsden wrote:
> This is a silly post.... What are you trying to prove? That in some cases a company can test a patch quicker than in 
> others?
>
> MS understood the issue, promised a fix on their scheduled date and did better than expected.... So you criticise 
> them....
>
> Way to go.... Make it so they can never win.... then they won't bother... and we all know who suffers then....

I may chose MS as an example that companies CAN do better. I believe 
this "fluke" gave us the perfect example of how security incidents 
should be handled.

Why should we now settle for less?

Naturally, each problem has its own issues and time demands. That 
doesn't change the fact of the matter.

        Gadi.
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