[OT] MS explains 7-year patch delay
Christopher Browne
cbbrowne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Tue Nov 18 20:27:49 UTC 2008
On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 2:23 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> This is startling if it is at all accurate:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/17/ms_explains_patch_delay/
>
> It takes several generations of MS software to pass before a known bug is
> fixed?
This is an argument in favour of publicly releasing information about
exploits once some "cooling off" period takes place.
If a vendor declines to fix something like this, they need to run the
risk of someone widely implementing the exploit. That's the "stick"
to give them a strong reason not to decline to fix it.
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