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Re: Another bad patch?


From: "Tomas L. Byrnes" <tomb () byrneit net>
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:20:08 -0800

Apple screwed the pooch on an OSX Server patch back in 2005 that really
messed me up. They reversed endian in the compiler for the MySQL part of
the patch, which hosed all the integer values @ GrantSmart.



-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Joel Esler
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2010 11:17 AM
To: Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu
Cc: funsec () linuxbox org; rMslade () shaw ca
Subject: Re: [funsec] Another bad patch?


On Feb 11, 2010, at 2:08 PM, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:

On Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:38:16 EST, Joel Esler said:
Happily types this on the only OS I have in the house.  OSX.

Your turn will come. Every vendor screws the pooch on a patch
eventually.

Agreed.  I think 2010 is going to be an interesting year for Apple
bugs
with the proliferation of the mobile platform (iPhone, iPod touch, and
iPad)

J


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