Re: [inbox] Re: 3 new MS patches next week... but none fix

[Ron DuFresne <dufresne () winternet com>]

> >   I've seen quite a few vulnerabilities come across this list in this past
> > week, not many have vendor fixes yet either.  This is not a Microsoft
> > exclusive problem.  We need a better way to patch systems, ALL systems.
>
> Of course.  A lot of vendors suck.  But some have it (almost) figured out.

SGI being one that has taken YEARS to address many issues that have faced
a large number of unix vendors, and been handled by the majority of the
other vendors long ago.

At least they are no longer on the hook for unicos-mk these days too.

Thanks,

Ron DuFresne
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